The Annotated Godfather (50th Anniversary Edition): The Complete Screenplay, Commentary on Every Scene, Interviews, and Little-Known Facts
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Summary
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Godfather， this authorized， annotated and illustrated edition of the complete， unedited screenplay includes all the little-known facts， behind-the-scenes intrigue， and first-person reflections from cast and crew members on the making of this landmark film。
From its ingenious cinematic innovations and memorable， oft-quoted script to its iconic cast， including Marlon Brando， Al Pacino， Robert Duvall， James Caan， The Godfather is considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made。 And yet， the history of its making is so colorful， so chaotic， that one cannot help but marvel at the seemingly insurmountable odds it overcame to become a true cinematic masterpiece， and a film that continues to captivate its audience decades after its release。
In this annotated and illustrated edition of the complete original screenplay， nearly every scene is examined and dissected， including:
Fascinating commentary on technical details about the filming and shooting locations
Tales from the set， including arguments， accidents， and anecdotes
Profiles of the actors and stories of how they were cast
Deleted scenes that never made the final cut， and the goofs and gaffes that did
And much more
Interviews with former Paramount executives， cast and crew members， and and all-new foreword by Francis Ford Coppola， round out the commentary and shed new light on everything you thought you knew about this most influential film。 With more than 200 photographs， this a truly unique， collectable keepsake for every Godfather fan。
From its ingenious cinematic innovations and memorable， oft-quoted script to its iconic cast， including Marlon Brando， Al Pacino， Robert Duvall， James Caan， The Godfather is considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made。 And yet， the history of its making is so colorful， so chaotic， that one cannot help but marvel at the seemingly insurmountable odds it overcame to become a true cinematic masterpiece， and a film that continues to captivate its audience decades after its release。
In this annotated and illustrated edition of the complete original screenplay， nearly every scene is examined and dissected， including:
Fascinating commentary on technical details about the filming and shooting locations
Tales from the set， including arguments， accidents， and anecdotes
Profiles of the actors and stories of how they were cast
Deleted scenes that never made the final cut， and the goofs and gaffes that did
And much more
Interviews with former Paramount executives， cast and crew members， and and all-new foreword by Francis Ford Coppola， round out the commentary and shed new light on everything you thought you knew about this most influential film。 With more than 200 photographs， this a truly unique， collectable keepsake for every Godfather fan。
Reviews
Scott
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"'Go to the mattresses。' It's from 'The Godfather。' It means you have to go to war 。 。 。 Well， [this movie] is the I Ching。 'The Godfather' is THE sum of all wisdom。 'The Godfather' is THE answer to any question。 What should I pack for my summer vacation？ 'Leave the gun， take the cannoli。' What day of the week is it？ 'Monday， Tuesday， Thursday， Wednesday。' And the answer to YOUR question is 'Go to the mattresses。'" -- Tom Hanks' character in You've Got Mail， on the film's memorable and/or advice "'Go to the mattresses。' It's from 'The Godfather。' It means you have to go to war 。 。 。 Well， [this movie] is the I Ching。 'The Godfather' is THE sum of all wisdom。 'The Godfather' is THE answer to any question。 What should I pack for my summer vacation？ 'Leave the gun， take the cannoli。' What day of the week is it？ 'Monday， Tuesday， Thursday， Wednesday。' And the answer to YOUR question is 'Go to the mattresses。'" -- Tom Hanks' character in You've Got Mail， on the film's memorable and/or advice-worthy dialogueJust in time for the celebrated film's 50th （！） anniversary next year - note the gold tinting now being used for the cover art - comes a reissue of the 2007 book The Annotated Godfather。 Boasting the full and finalized shooting script - what was said / seen in the completed product， that is - along with hundreds of rare or behind-the-scenes photographs， information on deleted scenes， detailed one-page essays on the actors， and interviews with some of the cast and crew， this was an excellent tribute to / recollection of a film that was a 'triple-threat' of a box office dynamo， critical success， AND Best Picture winner （which has become somewhat of a rare animal these days in Hollywood） way back in 1972。 Much recommended for admirers of this film， or of movie-making in general。 。。。more
kerrycat
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a must for fans of this masterpiece - lots of great behind the scenes details and production facts
Elliott
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this had some cool insights and facts - good god making movies in Old Hollywood was stressful - but i mainly appreciated it because next time i watch the godfather i will now be able to understand everything that’s going on。 i’ve seen it twice and both times， significant chunks of the movie were lost on me。
Maddie
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Anti-Native ErrorI so enjoyed this book until the author made an extremely grave factual error about Sacheen Littlefeather who IS Native （White Mountain Apache） and an extremely respected member of the Native community。 To state that she was merely an actress paid to be Native for a night is a slap in the face to all Native filmmakers and extremely irresponsible and grossly anti-Native。
Fred Klein
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You must have this book if you are obsessed with "The Godfather" （the first film， not the sequels）。 It provides the whole script， with extra scenes that were cut or not filmed， plus loads and loads of trivia and behind-the-scenes information。Remove a star if you're not obsessed with "The Godfather"。 Then it's only four stars and worth your time to read， but maybe not own。If you are not even into movies 。。。 well， skip it。 But there's something wrong with you。 You must have this book if you are obsessed with "The Godfather" （the first film， not the sequels）。 It provides the whole script， with extra scenes that were cut or not filmed， plus loads and loads of trivia and behind-the-scenes information。Remove a star if you're not obsessed with "The Godfather"。 Then it's only four stars and worth your time to read， but maybe not own。If you are not even into movies 。。。 well， skip it。 But there's something wrong with you。 。。。more
Jeevan Koneti
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Great book。 It has got some of the finest details of Coppola's thinking and choices while making the movie。 Great book。 It has got some of the finest details of Coppola's thinking and choices while making the movie。 。。。more
H。 Christopher
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Amazing InsightThe script， annotations and trivia make for an interesting read。 Almost felt like you were on set。 Highly recommended to anyone interested in movie making or script writing。
Addy
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I always enjoy the opportunity to learn more about my favorite movies。 When this opportunity was bundled with the chance to take a peek at the actual screenplay as well， my little aspiring screenwriter heart was singing。 I have no idea if I read the actual screenplay or not。。。the formatting was adjusted to fit into a book， so it looked different 🤔。 But the content was enjoyable to read。 There were fun little production anecdotes， some deleted scenes included in later cuts of the films， productio I always enjoy the opportunity to learn more about my favorite movies。 When this opportunity was bundled with the chance to take a peek at the actual screenplay as well， my little aspiring screenwriter heart was singing。 I have no idea if I read the actual screenplay or not。。。the formatting was adjusted to fit into a book， so it looked different 🤔。 But the content was enjoyable to read。 There were fun little production anecdotes， some deleted scenes included in later cuts of the films， production stills。 It was a nice， light read， and considering how heavy some of my other summer reads have been， I appreciated this break。 。。。more
Sara Bakhshi
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عکس زیاد داشت و توضیحات اضافه تری که خیلی به درک بهتر فیلم کمک میکنه。همچنین راجع به بازیگرها هم اطلاعات خوبی در دسترس قرار میده。یک بار باید میخوندمش، بار دوم دیگه نمیخواد。
Bob
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Very cool stories and insights。
Alshimaa
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interesting ！
Lewis Smith
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An interesting "behind the scenes" look at how this great movie came to be。 An interesting "behind the scenes" look at how this great movie came to be。 。。。more
Robert
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Not so much "annotated" as it is interrupted with relatively insignificant information。 It's a bit like those annoying "pop-up videos" that were popular several years ago。。。 Not so much "annotated" as it is interrupted with relatively insignificant information。 It's a bit like those annoying "pop-up videos" that were popular several years ago。。。 。。。more
Nottyboy
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Enhanced scriptI am not sure hownmuch， if any， overlapping information is here with the 'making of' documentary ， as it's been a while since I've watched that。 I feel like I got a lot more new info in this book; lots of little tidbits that gave a fuller picture of the people involved， as well as the process。 I'm extremely satisfied with this purchase 。 i am docking one star， though ， for Kindle formatting issues in one of the appendices listing the actors。 Enhanced scriptI am not sure hownmuch， if any， overlapping information is here with the 'making of' documentary ， as it's been a while since I've watched that。 I feel like I got a lot more new info in this book; lots of little tidbits that gave a fuller picture of the people involved， as well as the process。 I'm extremely satisfied with this purchase 。 i am docking one star， though ， for Kindle formatting issues in one of the appendices listing the actors。 。。。more
Thiago S。
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Excelente livro， "page-turner"， leitura não fica cansativa graças aos esquemas de diagramas e caixas de texto。 Curiosidades e apresentação dos atores na medida， sem enrolação desnecessária。 Extremamente recomendável para os fãs desse filmaço。 Excelente livro， "page-turner"， leitura não fica cansativa graças aos esquemas de diagramas e caixas de texto。 Curiosidades e apresentação dos atores na medida， sem enrolação desnecessária。 Extremamente recomendável para os fãs desse filmaço。 。。。more
Jevron McCrory
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This hardback beast of a book is a real beauty。The COMPLETE shooting screenplay for Coppola's masterwork The Godfather is supplemented by continuous text， notes， illustrations， storyboards， interviews and anecdotes from cast and crew。 Not only is it a glorious celebration of the Mafia epic， it is a nuts and bolts schematic for how the movie came to be。It truly is an offer you shouldn't refuse！ This hardback beast of a book is a real beauty。The COMPLETE shooting screenplay for Coppola's masterwork The Godfather is supplemented by continuous text， notes， illustrations， storyboards， interviews and anecdotes from cast and crew。 Not only is it a glorious celebration of the Mafia epic， it is a nuts and bolts schematic for how the movie came to be。It truly is an offer you shouldn't refuse！ 。。。more
May
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Maiku:Classic lines like "Myfather made him an offerhe couldn't refuse。" Maiku:Classic lines like "Myfather made him an offerhe couldn't refuse。" 。。。more
Matthew Siemers
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Awesome。 Great read for film people who like the Godfather。
Dean Landsman
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For fans of The Godfather， there may be no better book than this。 Little details that have major impact on understanding how filming decisions （direction， lighting， editing， script changes， setting and location issues， etc。） are covered， sometimes in more detail than one could imagine would exist。Coppola's various decisions and the day by day， scene by scene annotations provide insight into the film and expand the wonder of this cinematic gem。Back story and much of the mood of the entire shoot c For fans of The Godfather， there may be no better book than this。 Little details that have major impact on understanding how filming decisions （direction， lighting， editing， script changes， setting and location issues， etc。） are covered， sometimes in more detail than one could imagine would exist。Coppola's various decisions and the day by day， scene by scene annotations provide insight into the film and expand the wonder of this cinematic gem。Back story and much of the mood of the entire shoot can be found in this book。 I highly recommend it to fans of cinema， film-making， Coppola， and The Godfather。 。。。more
Paul Simma
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This is F Coppolas shooting script for The Goodfather ， part 1。 It´s a beatiful edited book with Coppolas handwriten comments on the script， mixed with the background story of the film。 I really liked the book and it gave me a new understanding of how hard it´s to make good films。 I read this book on the kindle， and the pictures are not as good as I image they are in the hard-copy book。
catechism
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3。5 stars。 Exactly what it says on the tin。 interesting and fun to read along while watching the movie， if a bit basic。 What I really want is Coppola's insane godfather bible。 There are some photos of a few of the pages， but I'd love the whole thing。 （He ripped the pages out of the book and glued them onto blank sheets of paper， and then obsessively annotated it while planning out the movie。 Gimme。） 3。5 stars。 Exactly what it says on the tin。 interesting and fun to read along while watching the movie， if a bit basic。 What I really want is Coppola's insane godfather bible。 There are some photos of a few of the pages， but I'd love the whole thing。 （He ripped the pages out of the book and glued them onto blank sheets of paper， and then obsessively annotated it while planning out the movie。 Gimme。） 。。。more
Tom Stamper
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A great re-production of the screenplay that incorporates the entire movie including ad-libs while explaining parts that were in the original script that did not make it to the screen。 Some of these written moments were shot and used in TV versions of the movie。 Also along the way the author gives you some backstory on how or why certain things were chosen during the production。 You also get some trivia on the actors， including the family and friends that showed up as extras at the wedding。 A pl A great re-production of the screenplay that incorporates the entire movie including ad-libs while explaining parts that were in the original script that did not make it to the screen。 Some of these written moments were shot and used in TV versions of the movie。 Also along the way the author gives you some backstory on how or why certain things were chosen during the production。 You also get some trivia on the actors， including the family and friends that showed up as extras at the wedding。 A pleasant and quick read for anyone who is a fan of the film。 。。。more
Dan Miroballi
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Love it！！！！Great book， I love how it explains all the behind-the-scenes， getting all the actors， the movie not being made and just everything else was well put together。
Christian
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A delight！ In addition to the complete screenplay， Jones provides numerous sidebars with production details， trivia， gaffes， and reflections of cast and crew。
JoséMaría BlancoWhite
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This is a beautifully edited book。 It has all the information you will ever want about Godfather 1st Part。 Pictures in every page; very elegant and informative text on the sides; nice print size; the full movie script; brief bios of the main actors。 It's got it all。 The non plus ultra for Godfather fans。The information is given very friendly-like， not like from a hyper-fanatic， but restrained， and from one who knows the kind of details that will interest most of us readers。The price is also unbe This is a beautifully edited book。 It has all the information you will ever want about Godfather 1st Part。 Pictures in every page; very elegant and informative text on the sides; nice print size; the full movie script; brief bios of the main actors。 It's got it all。 The non plus ultra for Godfather fans。The information is given very friendly-like， not like from a hyper-fanatic， but restrained， and from one who knows the kind of details that will interest most of us readers。The price is also unbeatable， at least right now， so buy it now or never。 I hope they will do another like this for the second part。 The closest thing to watching the movie itself。 。。。more
Andy Perdue
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Received this for Christmas， spent all the rest of the day reading it。 Want to watch all the movies all over again。
Dan Richter
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Für Film-Fans ein großartiges Buch。Gute Fotos， das komplette Drehbuch， einschließlich einiger （wenn auch nicht aller） geschnittener Szenen。 Hintergrund-Informationen zu Schauspielern und den Nervereien durchs Paramount-Studio。 Ein Wunder， dass dieser Film trotz aller Widrigkeiten entstehen konnte。Ein gutes Drehbuch trifft auf großartige Schauspieler und einen nie wieder dermaßen sorgfältig und liebevoll arbeitenden Regisseur。Und ganz am Ende des Buchs netterweise noch ein Link auf unser Forum ga Für Film-Fans ein großartiges Buch。Gute Fotos， das komplette Drehbuch， einschließlich einiger （wenn auch nicht aller） geschnittener Szenen。 Hintergrund-Informationen zu Schauspielern und den Nervereien durchs Paramount-Studio。 Ein Wunder， dass dieser Film trotz aller Widrigkeiten entstehen konnte。Ein gutes Drehbuch trifft auf großartige Schauspieler und einen nie wieder dermaßen sorgfältig und liebevoll arbeitenden Regisseur。Und ganz am Ende des Buchs netterweise noch ein Link auf unser Forum gangsterbb。net 。。。more
Girish Kohli
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Seldom are books written to add to a movie and it is even rarer that a book is written about a movie that is based on a book。 This is one of those rarest books and its a good read for all fans of the movie。Its a canvas of widespread photos accompanied with notes and thoughts of all those who were a part of the movie。 You get an insight into the troubles on the sets， the fight between the cinematographer and the director， director and producer， between Marlon Brando and coppolla， its all there。 T Seldom are books written to add to a movie and it is even rarer that a book is written about a movie that is based on a book。 This is one of those rarest books and its a good read for all fans of the movie。Its a canvas of widespread photos accompanied with notes and thoughts of all those who were a part of the movie。 You get an insight into the troubles on the sets， the fight between the cinematographer and the director， director and producer， between Marlon Brando and coppolla， its all there。 The best part is that everyone who worked on the movie testifies that it was the worst experience of their life。 Now we know what it takes to make a classic。 。。。more
Lisa
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This is a great read for any fan of the film "The Godfather"。 Included with the screenplay are deleted scenes from the film， along with blurbs in the margins about scenes that were filmed but omitted （and if they were included in the various Godfather Trilogy/Saga edits）， scenes from the novel that never made it， decision made by producers or director， tidbits about the actors。 The book is peppered with photographs - some from the movie， some from the production。 A personal favorite would be Jam This is a great read for any fan of the film "The Godfather"。 Included with the screenplay are deleted scenes from the film， along with blurbs in the margins about scenes that were filmed but omitted （and if they were included in the various Godfather Trilogy/Saga edits）， scenes from the novel that never made it， decision made by producers or director， tidbits about the actors。 The book is peppered with photographs - some from the movie， some from the production。 A personal favorite would be James Caan after the filming of Sonny's death， covered in blood and casually smoking a cigarrete on set。 It's a quick read - about as fast as watching the film - but there's a lot of information that will stick with you and teach you about the process of bringing a book to film。 。。。more
Dave
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