If two great films can be intercut together, reordered (and even have plot lines expanded upon) and still remain seamlessly coherent, that alone is a testament to the genius of both story(s), direction and author(s). The resulting 1977 "Novel for Television and its uncensored 1981 Godfather Saga (released only on VHS) is the fulfillment of that wish and evidence of its greatness. Coppola told editor Walter Murch if he had only had a little more time editing it before its release that "it might've been great".
But they pulled it off! Then they had the audacity and inventiveness to introduce a flashback structure into the film.
2 The Godfather 1901-1959: The Complete Epicįrancis Ford Coppola asked his editor Barry Malkin to make a seven-hour version for television Coppola reportedly did this project to raise money for Apocalypse Now, which was severely over-budget at the time.If you keep in mind that Mario Puzo's The Godfather novel had no literary sequel, I find it astonishing that within the span of less than two years later both he and Francis Coppola were able to produce such a feat! Nevermind the fact that the idea of cherry picking backstory from Vito Corleone's and forecasting into Michael and the Corleone family future and fates is something to approach with great trepidation for an author and filmmaker.The resulting film was in chronological order. The Godfather Part II had cut back and forth between scenes in the early 1900s and contemporary scenes, and bracketed the period of The Godfather. Malkin also toned down the violence, sex and language for a television audience. The television film incorporated additional footage not included in the original films, including Don Fanucci being attacked by street thugs, Vito Corleone's first encounter with Hyman Roth, Vito killing two of the thugs who worked for Don Ciccio and were instrumental in his family's death, Michael's reunion with his father after his return from Sicily, and Sonny taking charge of the family after his father is severely wounded. The previously unseen footage / deleted scenes totaled almost 75 minutes. On March 3, 2012, the American cable television channel AMC marked the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of The Godfather by re-broadcasting The Godfather Saga. The Godfather 1901-1959: The Complete Epic It marked the first time the Saga was broadcast in high definition.
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