The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971)

Director:

Fredric Abeles

Stars:

James Caan, Al Martino, Al Pacino

Cast

Cast overview:
James Caan	...	Himself
Al Martino	...	Himself
Al Pacino	...	Himself
Morgana King	...	Herself
Richard S. Castellano	...	Himself (as Richard Castellano)
Peter Thomas	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1971 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Salt Mine, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This promotional film is included as a special feature on The Godfather DVD Collection.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

User Reviews

Looking at this short, it appeared as if the studio wasn't really sure if they had a hit on their hands...

This is a 'making of' film that was brought out just prior to the release of "The Godfather". It's odd in that this 'making of' featurette seems pretty ordinary--you really don't get much of an impression of the greatness of the subsequent feature film by watching "Behind the Scenes". Now I am not saying it's a bad short--but I have seen much better ones. In addition, I think the later 'making of' that was made for "The Godfather: Part III" was a better film--even though the feature was a bit of a disappointment to most.

The featurette consists of the usual--clips of the film, actors from it saying how wonderful they thing the film is, etc.. Overall, it's worth seeing but certainly not a necessary film to watch unless you are a die-hard fan of the series.