The Godfather Saga

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The Godfather Saga
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by Albert S. Ruddy
Francis Ford Coppola
Written by Mario Puzo
Francis Ford Coppola
Starring Marlon Brando,
Al Pacino,
James Caan
Robert Duvall,
Diane Keaton,
Robert De Niro,
John Cazale,
Talia Shire
Release date(s) 1977
Running time 434 min.
Language English
Budget $20,000,000

The Godfather Saga is a 1977 TV movie that combines The Godfather and The Godfather Part II into one movie playing in chronological order. It aired on NBC.

Francis Ford Coppola re-edited the two films together adding some previously unseen footage (but also toning down the violence for television). In particular this version shows how Tom Hagen came to be "adopted" by Vito Corleone, which was explained but not shown in the original films.

The Godfather Saga is also known as The Godfather: The Complete Novel For Television and The Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic. Coppola reportedly did this project to raise money for Apocalypse Now, which was severely over-budget at the time.

Coppola would again re-edit all three "Godfather" movies (The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Godfather Part III) in chronological order for The Godfather Trilogy 1901-1980. This version incorporated deleted scenes not included in the first re-edit.


Films

The GodfatherThe Godfather Part IIThe Godfather Part IIIThe Godfather Saga

Novels

The Godfather (novel)The SicilianThe Godfather ReturnsThe Godfather's Revenge

Corleone family

Vito CorleoneCarmella CorleoneTom HagenSonny CorleoneFredo CorleoneMichael CorleoneConnie Corleone-RizziApollonia Vitelli-CorleoneKay AdamsAnthony CorleoneMary CorleoneVinnie Mancini-Corleone

Other families

Emilio BarziniOttilio CuneoAnthony StracciBruno TattagliaPhilip TattagliaCarlo TramontiVincent ForlenzaLouie RussoJoe ZaluchiFrankie FalconeTony MolinariSam DragoPaulie FortunatoOzzie AltobelloRico Tattaglia

Other characters

Luca BrasiDon CiccioPete ClemenzaDon FanucciJohnny FontaneSenator Pat GearyArchbishop GildayMoe GreeneFrederick KeinszigCardinal LambertoRocco LamponeLucy ManciniAl NeriJohnny OlaFrank PentangeliHyman RothCarlo RizziVirgil SollozzoSal TessioDon TommasinoJack WoltzJoey ZasaWillie CicciPaulie GattoNick GeraciEddie ParadiseTommy NeriJames SheaRitchie NobilioJoe LucadelloMomo BaroneSal NarducciCarmine MarinoDanny SheaBilly Van ArsdaleMickey Shea

Related

Mario PuzoFrancis Ford CoppolaAlbert RuddyNino RotaCrime filmOrganized crimeMafiaLa Cosa NostraFive FamiliesSicilyCorleoneThe Godfather (soundtrack)The Godfather Part II (soundtrack)The Godfather Part III (soundtrack)The Godfather: The GameMark Winegardner


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