![]() ![]() “The camera was in the center of the violent experience,” the actress explains. Shire remembers that as a tough day of production, especially because she knew they only had one shot at the moment. In the first film, Connie finds herself in an abusive relationship with Carlo that culminates in a brutal fight where several dishes are broken. Shire, who also portrayed the iconic Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series and is Coppola’s sister, played Connie in all three Godfather films. She couldn’t see any of the stresses around it.” Seeing me as a bride, that is all that she could see. “My father was the band conductor in the scene. “So, I cannot tell you what the stress was like,” she says of those 14 days. That is one of many vivid memories the actress has from her time on the picture she holds so dear to her heart. Talia Shire thought she was going to be spending just three days in a cumbersome wedding gown for the opening party scene of The Godfather. Take two with a scene like that is impossible. In between shots of the massive, lavish party, the Godfather takes requests for his services from friends and confidants. When I came into wardrobe, I asked, ‘Where are the black-and-white shoes?’ And they said, ‘Not in the script.’ So, I went and bought them.”Ĭonnie Corleone (Shire) and Vito Corleone (Brando) dance at the wedding that opens the film. “Every Italian I knew from my neighborhood, they may have two suits, but they had 12 pairs of shoes, and one pair was always black and white. And everything you saw in there is something that Paul and I created the day before.”Ĭaan also made sure to note that the shoes Sonny wears in that scene he bought himself, knowing they were right for the character. He came in, and we made up the whole fight. “I did the fight scene with stuntman Paul Baxley. While discussing the film, also Caan cleared up a longtime rumor that he allegedly disliked Gianni Russo - who played Connie Corleone’s (Shire) husband, Carlo Rizzi - and that Caan may have taken out his frustration on his fellow actor during their fight in the street after Carlo physically abuses Connie. ![]() His temper and brash actions ultimately lead to his violent, albeit memorable, death. Sonny becomes the head of the crime family after Vito is shot. “When Michael tells me he is going to take care of the cop and Sollozzo, I say, ‘You’ll get brains all over your nice Ivy League suit.’ There was a scene before in the same room that I had with Bobby that was like 10 pages long - and Francis cut all of it out! I was so pissed off, I couldn’t watch the rest of the film.” He adds with a laugh, “But otherwise, he gave me a great honor.”Ĭaan played Santino “Sonny” Corleone, the eldest son of the Mafia don Vito Corleone (Brando) and Carmela Corleone (Morgana King). The overall sentiment from the iconic actors: The Godfather is truly a masterpiece that fills them all with tremendous pride. The group shared memories of making the legendary mob blockbuster and even debunked some rumors. To commemorate The Godfather’s half –century mark, The Hollywood Reporter had conversations with Caan, Duvall, Talia Shire (nominated for an Oscar for her work in Part II) and John Martino. On Tuesday, Paramount Pictures will release The Godfather trilogy on 4K Ultra HD. It was retitled to Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. In 2020, Coppola recut Part III, saying at the time he was finally able to deliver his true vision of the film. The Godfather would inspire two sequels, The Godfather: Part II (considered by some to be superior to the original) and 1990’s The Godfather: Part III, which while it had a slew of Oscar nominations, failed to secure a single statue. Several of the iconic cast were also nominated, including Brando (who famously won and declined the award), Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Caan. In addition to Coppola winning an Oscar (shared with Puzo) for best adapted screenplay, he was also nominated for best director (which he would later nab for the 1974 sequel). The Godfather would go on to be enshrined as best picture at the 45th Academy Awards. ![]() Harry Belafonte, Singer, Actor, Producer and Activist, Dies at 96 ![]()
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