The Godfather - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Godfather"
The Godfather (1972)
Timing:
2:55 (175 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Albert S. Ruddy
Producer
Casting
Fred Roos
Casting
Louis DiGiaimo
Casting
Andrea Eastman
Casting
Editor
William Reynolds
Editor
Peter Zinner
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Paul J. Lombardi
Special Effects Supervisor
Art Direction
Warren Clymer
Art Direction
Costume Design
Stunts
Harry Daley
Stunts
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Philip Smith
Set Decoration
Richard Adee
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Dick Smith
Makeup Artist
Phil Rhodes
Makeup Artist
Enrico A. Cortese
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Fred C. Caruso
Unit Production Manager
Associate Producer
Gray Frederickson
Associate Producer
Set Dresser
William Canfield
Set Dresser
Second Assistant Director
Steven P. Skloot
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Anthony Caso
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Musician
David Schwartz
Musician
Albert T. Viola
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Ralph Grierson
Musician
Carl Fortina
Musician
Camera Operator
Sound Effects Editor
Howard Beals
Sound Effects Editor
Assistant Art Director
Samuel Verts
Assistant Art Director
Script Supervisor
Nancy Hopton
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Philip Leto
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Jack Stager
Still Photographer
Driver
Louis Volpe
Driver
Raymond Hartwick
Driver
Production Manager
Valerio De Paolis
Production Manager
Ned Kopp
Production Manager
Boom Operator
Les Lazarowitz
Boom Operator
Screenplay
Novel
Additional Editor
Murray Solomon
Additional Editor
Marc Laub
Additional Editor
Foley Artist
Kitty Malone
Foley Artist
Construction Coordinator
Robert Scaife
Construction Coordinator
Assistant Editor
Jack Wheeler
Assistant Editor
Maurice Schell
Assistant Editor
Barbara Marks
Assistant Editor
Pierre Jalbert
Assistant Editor
Best Boy Grip
Ed Quinn
Best Boy Grip
Rigging Grip
Robert Royal
Rigging Grip
Key Grip
Robert Ward
Key Grip
Grip
Edward Knott
Grip
Special Effects
Sass Bedig
Special Effects
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects
A.D. Flowers
Special Effects
Jack DeBron
Special Effects
Third Assistant Director
Leon Corcos
Third Assistant Director
Gaffer
Dusty Wallace
Gaffer
Assistant Director
Fred T. Gallo
Assistant Director
Tony Brandt
Assistant Director
Stephen F. Kesten
Assistant Director
Music Editor
John C. Hammell
Music Editor
ADR Mixer
Steve Cook
ADR Mixer
Second Unit Director of Photography
First Assistant Camera
Tibor Sands
First Assistant Camera
Other
Joan Joseff
Other
Additional Music
Carmine Coppola
Additional Music
Conductor
Stand In
Production Assistant
James Ragan
Production Assistant
Unit Publicist
Howard Newman
Unit Publicist
Production Coordinator
Shari Leibowitz
Production Coordinator
Extras Casting
Riccardo Bertoni
Extras Casting
Rigging Gaffer
Russell Engels
Rigging Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Edward Tonkin
Best Boy Electric
Camera Loader
Anthony R. Palmieri
Camera Loader
Location Coordinator
Michael Briggs
Location Coordinator
Tony Bowers
Location Coordinator
Philip Procter
Location Coordinator
Sound Recordist
Wardrobe Supervisor
George Newman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Second Assistant Camera
Peter Salim
Second Assistant Camera
Assistant Sound Editor
Pierre Jalbert
Assistant Sound Editor
Transportation Captain
Frank Khoury
Transportation Captain
Wardrobe Master
Marilyn Putnam
Wardrobe Master
Producer's Assistant
Gary Chazan
Producer's Assistant
Assistant Camera
Steven Juda
Assistant Camera
Additional Camera
Post Production Consulting
Story Editor
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" (1969).
- Mario Puzo was completely broke when he signed a contract with "Random House" to publish "The Godfather".
- Paramount Studios acquired the rights to film the novel even before it was published. The studio only had a 20-page outline of the novel at the time.
- Puzo's book became a bestseller, selling 10 million copies.
- The author himself once admitted that he gained all his knowledge about the Mafia from other books.
- The director's position for the film was initially offered to Sergio Leone, but he declined. Leone later regretted his decision and in 1983 decided to film an equally large-scale film, "Once Upon a Time in America."
- Before filming began, Paramount Pictures wanted to take the project away from Coppola and give it to director Elia Kazan, but Brando said he would also leave if Coppola were fired.
- Warren Beatty, Alain Delon, Burt Reynolds, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Laurence Olivier, and others were considered for various roles in the film. But Coppola rejected all these candidates.
- According to some reports, Frank Sinatra also vied for the role of Vito Corleone.
- During filming, Brando wore a special mouthguard to make his jaw look like that of a bulldog.
- Actor Lenny Montana, who played Luca Brasi, was so intimidated by Marlon Brando that he constantly flubbed his lines. Coppola liked this natural nervousness and included a scene with the messed-up lines in the film.
- The word “coppola” (Italian: coppola) refers to a traditional Sicilian hat, which can be seen in some of the film’s “Italian” scenes. And Corleone (Italian: Corleone) is the name of a mountain village in Sicily that has served as a haven for mobsters for many years.
- Marlon Brando refused the Academy Award he was given. At the awards ceremony, he sent Sacheen Littlefeather, a representative of the Apache Native American tribe, to the stage in his place, and she also declined the award. The actor wanted to protest against the discrimination of Native Americans in this way.
- Composer Nino Rota was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music, but the nomination was revoked when it was discovered that he hadn't written entirely new music for the film, but had reworked excerpts from an older work (from the film “Fortunella,” 1958).
- In January 2008, McFarlane released a 16-centimeter figure of Don Corleone.
- Vito Corleone was modeled after the famous gangster Joseph "Joe" Bonanno.
- In 2006, a computer game with the same name was released based on the film.
- The filmmakers adopted Don Corleone's raspy voice from the famous gangster Frank Costello. As a child, Frank accidentally damaged his vocal cords during an adenoidectomy.
- Johnny Fontane was modeled after Frank Sinatra.
- Filming took place over four months in the middle of 1971.
- According to Al Pacino, Marlon Brando's tears in the hospital scene were real.
- James Caan and Al Pacino are only 10 years younger than Morgana King, who played their mother, while John Cazale is 5 years younger.
- It is believed that one of the scenes demonstrating Don Corleone's cruelty is the one where he offers to have someone beaten while gently stroking a cat on his lap. However, there was no cat in the script. The cat wandered onto the set and jumped onto Marlon Brando's lap just before filming began.
- The film ranks first on the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 10 greatest gangster films.
- Francis Ford Coppola became enthusiastic about making the film after reading the book. He says that if he had come to Paramount Studios with this idea four months later, he would not have been entrusted with filming it. The film company initially regarded the project as a small gangster drama and did not expect great success. Six months later, Mario Puzo's book gained popularity, and the film became an anticipated project. The film company did not dare to change directors mid-production.
- When approving the film project, Paramount Studios stipulated that Marlon Brando not be involved in the filming. By that time, he was known for his on-set antics, as well as problems with alcohol. Several actors auditioned for the role of the Godfather, but Brando delivered the best performance. The studio was forced to agree with this fact.
- According to Mario Puzo, the character of Johnny Fontane was not based on an incident from the life of Frank Sinatra, who, according to rumors, received a role in Fred Zinnemann's film "From Here to Eternity" (1953) due to pressure on the film's producer from the Mafia. However, this subsequently became a stereotype, repeatedly refuted by Frank Sinatra's biographers.
- A total of 18 corpses are shown in the film, including a horse.
- Oranges are a symbol of death in the film: someone dies shortly after they appear in the frame.
- In the book, Michael and Kay Corleone had two sons, while in the film they had a son and a daughter.
- The producers did everything they could to make Francis Ford Coppola fire Pacino from the film. While reviewing the footage, they constantly asked the director the same question: "When will he finally START ACTING?" Only after seeing the scene where Michael Corleone kills the police commissioner did they understand Coppola's brilliant directorial foresight.
- The scene where Sonny beats Carlo took 4 days to film and required 700 extras.
- At the 85th minute, the murdered police captain McCluskey, lying on the restaurant floor, blinks.
- Mario Puzo was completely broke when he signed the contract with Random House to publish 'The Godfather'.
- Marlon Brando refused his Academy Award. He sent Sacheen Littlefeather, a representative of the Apache nation, to the ceremony in his place, and she also declined the award. The actor intended this as a protest against the discrimination faced by Native Americans.
- The prototype for Vito Corleone was the famous gangster Joseph 'Joe' Bonanno.
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