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Leave the gun, take the cannoli : the epic story of the making of the Godfather

Seal, Mark 1953- (author.).

Summary: "The incredible true story of the making of The Godfather-one of America's most popular cinematic masterpieces-featuring interviews with the director, producer, cast, and crew, just in time for the film's fiftieth anniversary"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781982158590
ISBN: 198215859X
ISBN: 9781982158613
Physical Description: print
xi, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [395]-423) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: a story as extraordinary as the one told onscreen -- Prologue: to the mattresses! -- "I just go out and kill for them" -- The man in the gutter -- Hurricane Charlie and the kid -- The best selling writer in the world -- The producer: the man who gets things done -- Coppola: a celestial occurrence -- The miracle on Mulholland -- The war over casting the family Corleone -- The Godfather vs. The Godfather -- Tableau: each frame a painting -- Looking for places to kill people -- Bada bing! -- "He looked like he could eat raw meat" -- Dancing on a string -- "I met him, I married him, and I died" -- "A baptism in blood" -- Epilogue: the man who touched magic.