See what it was like to work on the films that set the template for the modern gangster movie.
The Godfather and its sequel are considered two of the best movies of all time. They launched the careers of Frances Ford Copolla and a young Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, alongside rehabilitating the prestige of the great Marlon Brando. The films took the gangster genre to new heights of drama, setting the stage for other great projects like Goodfellas and The Sopranos.
Go behind the scenes of these legendary films with their equally revered cast and crew.
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Frances Ford Copolla during the opening wedding scene
'The Godfather', 1972
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Candid shot of Pacino and Brando in the garden
'The Godfather', 1972
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Robert De Niro and Frances Ford Copolla
'The Godfather Part II', 1974
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Frances Ford Copolla operating a camera unit on a rooftop
'The Godfather Part II'
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Brand getting fitted
'The Godfather', 1972
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Brando's prosthetic teeth for Vito
'The Godfather', 1972
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James Caan fitted with explosive squibs for his assassination scene
'The Godfather', 1972
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Filming the flashback scenes to old New York
'The Godfather Part II'
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Crew filming in Cuba
'The Godfather Part II', 1974
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Coppola staging the famous bedroom scene
'The Godfather', 1972
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Filming in Cuba
'The Godfather Part II', 1974
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Pacino getting fitted for the assassination scene
'The Godfather', 1972
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Candid photo of the cast
'The Godfather', 1972
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Brando on the set
'The Godfather', 1972
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Filming the horse scene with John Marley
'The Godfather', 1972
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Filming the famous assassination scene
'The Godfather', 1972
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Copolla directing Brando and Pacino in the garden
'The Godfather', 1972
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Copolla, Brando and Caan as a corpse
'The Godfather', 1972
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Albert Ruddy and Marlon Brando
'The Godfather', 1972
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Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando
'The Godfather', 1972
