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The Godfather gets African look for Mali exhibition

To the casual observer, the black-and-white stills of Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and Diane Keaton look like run-of-the-mill publicity shots for Francis Ford Coppola's classic mafia caper The Godfather. Nigerian artist Uche Okpa-Iroha has pasted himself into scenes from the 1972 movie for "The Plantation Boy", a photo exhibition causing a stir in Mali — and bemoaning the paucity of African American actors in Hollywood. Continue reading

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Puzo and Coppola: The Godfather Part III

Behind the scenes with Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola on the making of The Godfather trilogy and The Godfather Part III, in particular.

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Robert De Niro auditioning for the Godfather

Video of Robert de Niro’s audition for the part of Sonny in the Godfather, the classic 1972 American mob movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

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Al Pacino interview how he got his role as Michael Corleone

In this interview, Al Pacino describes how director Francis Ford Coppola got him his famous role in “The Godfather” as Michael Corleone, the Don (Marlon Brando)’s youngest son.

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