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12 November 1977 (USA) more
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The first two Godfather films were re-edited together in chronological order with additional footage added.
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Cast

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Marlon Brando ... Don Vito Corleone (4 episodes, 1977)

Al Pacino ... Don Michael Corleone (4 episodes, 1977)

Robert Duvall ... Tom Hagen (4 episodes, 1977)

James Caan ... Santino 'Sonny' Corleone (4 episodes, 1977)

Diane Keaton ... Kay Adams Corleone (4 episodes, 1977)

Robert De Niro ... Young Vito Corleone (4 episodes, 1977)

Talia Shire ... Connie Corleone Rizzi (4 episodes, 1977)
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Also Known As:
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: A Novel for Television (USA) (complete title)
The Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic (USA) (video title)
The Godfather Novella (USA) (alternative title)
The Godfather Saga (USA) (alternative title)
The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (USA) (alternative title)
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Director Francis Ford Coppola agreed to reedit The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) into one in order to raise money for his beleaguered production Apocalypse Now (1979). more
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godfather, a novel for television, 18 December 2007
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Author: vinceharris-1 (vinceharris@myway.com) from United States Minor Outlying Islands

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I found this version extremely enjoyable. It ties the two movies together so smoothly and we also get to see what happens to characters whose fates were not determined in previous versions. For instance,one of Michael's body guards in Italy, who blew up his car, killing Appolonia.

When Michael goes back to the states, the Corleone's financial resources seek him out and find him and kill him.

There is also a great scene where the under taker, whom we saw in the original as just a humble, frustrated man who begs Don Corleone to kill the men who raped his daughter and got away with it, reveal himself to be just the opposite. He is a constant complainer and is horribly ungrateful. We never would have seen that in the uncut version.

To end, this edited for television version that combines parts 1 and 2 is such a joy to watch because of the superb story telling that weaves the two tales together masterfully.

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