The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV 1990)

A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes the original screen tests of some of ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeff Werner

Writer:

David Gilbert

Stars:

Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, Marlon Brando

Cast

Credited cast:
Francis Ford Coppola	...	Himself
Mario Puzo	...	Himself
Marlon Brando	...	Himself / Vito Corleone (archive footage)
James Caan	...	Himself / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
John Cazale	...	Fredo Corleone (archive footage)
Sofia Coppola	...	Herself / Mary Corleone
Robert De Niro	...	Himself (as Robert DeNiro)
Robert Duvall	...	Himself / Tom Hagen
Andy Garcia	...	Himself / Vincent Mancini
Diane Keaton	...	Herself / Kay Adams
Joe Mantegna	...	Himself / Joey Zasa
Al Pacino	...	Himself
Talia Shire	...	Herself / Connie Corleone
Eli Wallach	...	Himself / Don Altobello
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eleanor Coppola	...	Herself

Storyline

A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes the original screen tests of some of the actors for "The Godfather" film, and some candid moments on the set of "The Godfather: Part III."

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Plot Keywords:

interview | screen test | cast | making of | mob violence | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

12 July 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

La familia de El Padrino en profundidad

Filming Locations:

Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Zoetrope Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This documentary is featured in the Godfather trilogy DVD boxed set, released in October 2001.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

User Reviews

the godfather minestrone (dvd)

Yup: as IMDb has the best database, it has this documentary that was among the bonus disk of the collector set and so I had to review it!

As I saw it after the other extras, I was already satisfied. There are interesting tidbits with personal interviews of Coppola, Pacino and even De Niro but the editing is awful: the sequences aren't organized but merely added one after another and all the three movies are finally mixed together.

Worse, nearly all previews of the movies have a horrible quality.

What I retain is that the studio executives really don't understand what movies are about: I wonder what happened to the ones in Paramount who wanted this movie with no Coppola, no Brando, no pacino! It was clear as water that to do a movie about cosa nostra, it had to involve italo- Americans and not wasp.