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Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather

Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather

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  • Create Date：2021-10-08 18:21:11
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Mark Seal
  • ISBN：198215859X
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Reviews

Steven Schend ，

Phenomenal look behind the scenes of the creative masterpiece that became THE GODFATHER （both the novel and the rare movie（s） that improved upon the novel）。 Of interest to anyone within the creative arts， movies， writers， and those interested in exactly what goes on when adapting one work into another medium and how things can go very wrong （or very right）。 Read via an e-ARC from Edelweiss and the publisher

Joe Meyers ，

A good overview of the creation of both the 1969 novel ‘The Godfather’ and the subsequent classic film。Seal wrote a long Vanity Fair piece about the film for one of the Hollywood issues but interviewed many more people for the book。The author does a great job placing the film in the context of turbulent late 1960s Hollywood。He also delves into sad anecdotes such as the actor Carmine Caridi landing the role of Sonny only to lose it a few days later。‘Godfather’ fans will love the book。

Matt ，

4。5 stars

Barry Hammond ，

One of the most classic gangster films ever made and， arguably， one of the most classic films， period， The Godfather had a tortuous and unlikely origin。 Mark Seal's account traces its origins from the brutal assassination of a Canadian baker and drug smuggler， through the novel written by an unpromising writer to the film made by a novice director and an egomaniacal producer locked in a vicious battle of control for a failing movie studio on the verge of bankruptcy。 It's a story of large talents One of the most classic gangster films ever made and， arguably， one of the most classic films， period， The Godfather had a tortuous and unlikely origin。 Mark Seal's account traces its origins from the brutal assassination of a Canadian baker and drug smuggler， through the novel written by an unpromising writer to the film made by a novice director and an egomaniacal producer locked in a vicious battle of control for a failing movie studio on the verge of bankruptcy。 It's a story of large talents， terrible power struggles， complex politics and real-world violence and corruption all meeting to produce something that would be a culturally significant work of great power and beauty。 A classic example of truth being far stranger than fiction。 - BH。 。。。more

Biblio Files （takingadayoff） ，

Journalist Mark Seal has written a story that sometimes degenerates into the kind of operatic violence that Mario Puzo wrote in his novel The Godfather。 Very few people other than movie executives actually expected much success from the film， but it almost seemed that merely by coming into contact with this story their lives were changed。 Mark Seal has interviewed actors， writers， and filmmakers， most of whom have thought a lot about what this film has meant for movie fans as well as movie maker Journalist Mark Seal has written a story that sometimes degenerates into the kind of operatic violence that Mario Puzo wrote in his novel The Godfather。 Very few people other than movie executives actually expected much success from the film， but it almost seemed that merely by coming into contact with this story their lives were changed。 Mark Seal has interviewed actors， writers， and filmmakers， most of whom have thought a lot about what this film has meant for movie fans as well as movie makers。 Except for actual murder， everything--including violence--has happened to people involved in The Godfather。 Many of those who made The Godfather must have recognized themselves in the immigrants who remade themselves in America。Mark Seal's book is one of the the most compelling film books I've read in a long time。（Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for a digital review copy。） 。。。more