Godfather (70 page)

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Technicolor): Bill Butler

Art Direction: Leon Erickson

Editing: Barry Malkin

Music: Ronald Stein

Sound: Nathan Boxer

Sound Montage: Walter Murch

Cast: James Caan (Kilgannon), Shirley Knight (Natalie Ravenna), Robert Duvall (Gordon), Marya Zimmet (Rosalie), Tom Aldredge (Mr. Alfred), Laurie Crews (Ellen), Andrew Duncan (Artie), Margaret Fairchild (Marion), Sally Gracie (Beth), Alan Manson (Lou), Robert Modica (Vinny)

Produced by Bart Patton and Ronald Colby for American Zoetrope, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Production associates: George Lucas and Mona Skager. 101 minutes.

Premiere: August 27, 1969.

Screenplay: Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by Mario Puzo

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Technicolor): Gordon Willis

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction: Warren Clymer

Costumes: Anna Hill Johnstone

Editing: William Reynolds and Peter Zinner

Music: Nino Rota, with additional music by Carmine Coppola

Sound: Christopher Newman

Cast: Marlon Brando (Don Vito Corleone), Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), James Caan (Sonny Corleone), Richard Castellano (Clemenza), Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Sterling Hayden (McCluskey), John Marley (Jack Woltz), Richard Conte (Barzini), Al Lettieri (Sollozzo), Diane Keaton (Kay Adams), Abe Vigoda (Tessio), Talia Shire (Connie), Gianni Russo (Carlo Rizzi), John Cazale (Fredo Corleone), Rudy Bond (Cuneo), Al Martino (Johnny Fontane), Morgana King (Mama Corleone), Lenny Montanna (Luca Brasi), John Martino (Paulie Gatto), Salvatore Corsitto (Bonasera), Richard Bright (Neri), Alex Rocco (Moe Greene), Tony Giorgio (Bruno Tattaglia), Vito Scotti (Nazorine), Tere Livrano (Theresa Hagen), Victor Rendina (Philip Tattaglia), Jeannie Linero (Lucy Mancini), Julie Gregg (Sandra Corleone), Ardell Sheidan (Mrs. Clemenza), Simetta Stefanelli (Apollonia), Angelo Infanti (Fabrizio), Corrado Gaipa (Don Tommasino), Franco Citti (Calo), Saro Urzi (Vitelli).

Produced by Albert S. Ruddy for Paramount. Associate producer: Gray Frederickson. 175 minutes.

Premiere: March 11, 1972.

Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Technicolor): Bill Butler and Haskell Wexler (uncredited)

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Set Decoration: Doug von Koss

Costumes: Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Supervising Editor, Sound Montage, and Rerecording: Walter Murch

Editing: Richard Chew

Music: David Shire

Technical Advisers: Hal Lipset, Leo Jones, and Jim Bloom

Cast: Gene Hackman (Harry Caul), John Cazale (Stan), Allen Garfield (Bernie Moran), Frederic Forrest (Mark), Cindy Williams (Ann), Michael Higgins (Paul), Elizabeth MacRae (Meredith), Harrison Ford (Martin Stett), Robert Duvall (the Director), Mark Wheeler (Receptionist), Teri Garr (Amy), Robert Shields (Mime), Phoebe Alexander (Lurleen).

Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and Fred Roos for American Zoetrope, Paramount. 113 minutes.

Premiere: April 7, 1974.

Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, based on events in the novel by Mario Puzo.

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Technicolor): Gordon Willis

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction: Angelo Graham

Set Decoration: George R. Neison

Costumes: Theadora van Runkle

Editing: Peter Zinner, Barry Malkin, and Richard Marks

Music: Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola

Sound Montage and Rerecording: Walter Murch

Cast: Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Diane Keaton (Kay Adams), Robert De Niro (Vito Corleone), John Cazale (Fredo Corleone), Talia Shire (Connie Corleone), Lee Strasberg (Hyman Roth), Michael V. Gazzo (Frank Pentangeli), G. D. Spradlin (Senator Pat Geary), Richard Bright (Al Neri), Gaston Moschin (Fanucci), Tom Rosqui (Rocco Lampone), Bruno Kirby Jr. (Clemenza), Frank Sivero (Genco), Francesca de Sapio (Young Mama Corleone), Morgana King (Mama Corleone), Mariana Hill (Deanna Corleone), Leopoldo Trieste (Signor Roberto), Dominic Chianese (Johnny Ola), Amerigo Tot (Bodyguard), Troy Donahue (Merle Johnson), John Aprea (Tessio), Joe Spinell (Willi Cicci).

Produced by Francis Ford Coppola for American Zoetrope, Paramount. Associate Producer: Mona Skager. Coproducers: Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos. 200 minutes.

Premiere: December 12, 1974.

Screenplay: John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola, based on “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad (uncredited). Narration by Michael Herr.

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Technicolor, Technovision): Vittorio Storaro

Second-Unit Photography: Steven H. Burum

Insert Photography: Caleb Deschanel

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction: Angelo Graham

Costume Supervision: Charles E. James

Supervising Editor: Richard Marks

Editing: Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman, and Barry Malkin (uncredited)

Offscreen Commentary: Michael Herr

Music: Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola

Sound Montage/Design: Walter Murch

Cast: Marlon Brando (Col. Walter E. Kurtz), Robert Duvall (Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore), Martin Sheen (Capt. Benjamin L. Willard), Frederic Forrest (“Chef” Hicks), Albert Hall (Chief Phillips), Sam Bottoms (Lance B. Johnson), Larry Fishburne (“Clean”), Dennis Hopper (Photojournalist), G. D. Spradlin (General Corman), Harrison Ford (Colonel Lucas), Jerry Ziesmer (Civilian), Scott Glenn (Capt. Richard Colby).

Produced by Francis Ford Coppola for American Zoetrope, United Artists. Associate Producer: Mona Skager. Coproducers: Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, and Tom Sternberg. 153 minutes.

Premiere: August 15, 1979.

Screenplay: Armyan Bernstein and Francis Ford Coppola, from the original screenplay by Armyan Bernstein.

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Technicolor): Vittorio Storaro

Special Visual Effects: Robert Swarthe

Electronic Cinema: Thomas Brown, Murdo Laird, Anthony St. John, and Michael Lehmann, in cooperation with Sony Corporation

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction: Angelo Graham

Costumes: Ruth Morley

Choreography: Kenny Ortega and Gene Kelly (uncredited)

Editing: Anne Goursaud, with Rudi Fehr and Randy Roberts

Songs and Music: Tom Waits; sung by Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle

Sound Design: Richard Beggs

Cast: Frederick Forrest (Hank), Teri Garr (Frannie), Raul Julia (Ray), Nastassia Kinski (Leila), Lainie Kazan (Maggie), Harry Dean Stanton (Moe), Allen Garfield (Restaurant Owner), Jeff Hamlin (Airline Ticket Agent), Italia Coppola (Woman in Elevator), Carmine Coppola (Man in Elevator).

Produced by Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos for Zoetrope Studio, Columbia Pictures. Associate producer: Mona Skager. Executive producer: Bernard Gersten. Coproducer: Armyan Bernstein. 101 minutes.

Premiere: January 15, 1982.

Screenplay: Kathleen Knutsen Rowell and Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited), from the novel by S. E. Hinton

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Technicolor, Panavision): Steven H. Burum

Special Visual Effects: Robert Swarthe

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Costumes: Marge Bowers

Editing: Anne Goursaud

Music: Carmine Coppola

Sound: Jim Webb

Sound Design: Richard Beggs

Cast: Matt Dillon (Dallas Winston), Ralph Macchio (Johnny Cade), C. Thomas Howell (Ponyboy Curtis), Patrick Swayze (Darrel Curtis), Rob Lowe (Sodapop Curtis), Emilio Estevez (Two-Bit Matthews), Tom Cruise (Steve Randle), Glenn Withrow (Tom Shepard), Diane Lane (Cherry Valance), Leif Garrett (Bob Sheldon), Darren Dalton (Randy Anderson), Michelle Meyrink (Marcia), Gailard Sartain (Jerry), Tom Waits (Buck Merrill), William Smith (Clerk).

Produced by Fred Roos and Gray Frederickson for Zoetrope Studios, Warner Bros. Associate producer: Gian-Carlo Coppola. 91 minutes.

Premiere: March 25, 1983.

Screenplay: S. E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by S. E. Hinton

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (black and white): Steven H. Burum

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Costumes: Marge Bowers

Editing: Barry Malkin

Music: Stewart Copeland

Sound: David Parker

Sound Design: Richard Beggs

Cast: Matt Dillon (Rusty-James), Mickey Rourke (the Motorcycle Boy), Diane Lane (Patty), Dennis Hopper (Father), Diana Scarwid (Cassandra), Vincent Spano (Steve), Nicolas Cage (Smokey), Christopher Penn (B. J. Jackson), Larry Fishburne (Midget), William Smith (Patterson), Michael Higgins (Mr. Harrigan), Glenn Withrow (Biff Wilcox), Tom Waits (Benny), Herb Rice (Pool Player), Maybelle Wallace (Late Pass Clerk), Nona Manning (Patty's Mother), Domino (Patty's Sister), Gio (Cousin James), S. E. Hinton (Hooker).

Produced by Fred Roos and Doug Claybourne for Zoetrope Studios, Universal. Executive producer: Francis Ford Coppola. Associate producers: Gian-Carlo Coppola and Roman Coppola. 94 minutes.

Premiere: October 7, 1983.

Screenplay: William Kennedy and Francis Ford Coppola, from a story by William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, and Mario Puzo, suggested by a pictorial history of James Haskins

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Technicolor): Stephen Goldblatt

Production Design: Richard Sylbert

Art Direction: David Chapman and Gregory Bolton

Costumes: Milena Canonero

Principal Choreographer: Michael Smith

Tap Choreographer: Henry LeTang

Sound Editing: Edward Beyer

Montage and Second-Unit Director: Gian-Carlo Coppola

Editing: Barry Malkin and Robert Q. Lovett

Music: John Barry and Bob Wilber

Cast: Richard Gere (Dixie Dwyer), Gregory Hines (Sandman Williams), Diane Lane (Vera Cicero), Lonette McKee (Lila Rose Oliver), Bob Hoskins (Owney Madden), James Remar (Dutch Schultz), Nicolas Cage (Vincent Dwyer), Allen Garfield (Abbadabba Berman), Fred Gwynne (Frenchy), Gwen Verdon (Tish Dwyer), Lisa Jane Persky (Frances Flegenheimer), Maurice Hines (Clay Williams), Julian Beck (Sol Weinstein), Novella Nelson (Madame St. Claire), Larry Fishburne (Bumpy Rhodes), John Ryan (Joe Flynn), Tom Waits (Irving Stark).

Produced by Robert Evans, for Zoetrope Studios, Orion. Coproducers: Silvio Tabet
and Fred Roos. Executive producer: Dyson Lovell. Line producers: Barrie M. Osborne and Joseph Cusumano.

Premiere: December 14, 1984.

Screenplay: Mark Curtis, Rod Ash, and Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited), from the story by Washington Irving

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (color): George Riesenberger

Production Design: Michael Erler

Artistic Consultant: Eiko Ishioka

Costumes: Sam Kirkpatrick

Editing: Murdo Laird, Arden Rynew

Music: Carmine Coppola

Cast: Harry Dean Stanton (Rip Van Winkle), Talia Shire (Wilma Van Winkle), Henry Hudson (John P. Ryan), Mayor (Tim Conway), Ed Begley, Jr., Christopher Penn, Roy Dotrice, Sofia Coppola.

Produced for HBO's
Faerie Tale Theatre
television series by Fred Fuchs and Bridget Terry. Executive producer: Shelley Duvall. 48 minutes.

Screenplay: Jerry Leichtling and Arlene Sarner

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Deluxe): Jordan Cronenweth

Electronic Cinema: Murdo Laird, Ted Mackland, and Ron Mooreland

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction: Alex Tavoularis

Costumes: Theadora Van Runkle

Editing: Barry Malkin

Music: John Barry

Supervisory Sound Editing: Michael Kirchberger

Cast: Kathleen Turner (Peggy Sue Kelcher), Nicolas Cage (Charlie Bodell), Barry Miller (Richard Norvik), Catherine Hicks (Carol Heath), Joan Allen (Maddie Nagle), Kevin J. O'Connor (Michael Fitzsimmons), Jim Carrey (Walter Getz), Lisa Jane Persky (Dolores Dodge), Lucinda Jenney (Rosalie Testa), Wil Shriner (Arthur Nagle), Barbara Harris (Evelyn Kelcher), Don Murray (Jack Kelcher), Sofia Coppola (Nancy Kelcher), Maureen O'Sullivan (Elizabeth Alvorg), Leon Ames (Barney Alvorg), with Helen Hunt and John Carradine.

Produced by Paul R. Gurian for American Zoetrope, Tri-Star, Executive producer: Barrie M. Chase. 104 minutes.

Premiere: October 5, 1986.

Screenplay: Ronald Bass, based on the novel by Nicholas Proffitt

Direction: Francis Ford Coppola

Photography (Deluxe): Jordan Cronenweth

Production Design: Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction: Alex Tavoularis

Costumes: Will Kim and Judianna Makovsky

Editing: Barry Malkin

Music: Carmine Coppola

Sound Design: Richard Beggs

Cast: James Caan (Clell Hazard), Anjelica Huston (Samantha Davis), James Earl Jones (Sgt. Maj. Goody Nelson), D. B. Sweeney (Jackie Willow), Dean Stockwell (Homer Thomas), Mary Stuart Masterson (Rachel Feld), Dick Anthony Williams (Slasher Williams), Lonette McKee (Betty Rae), Sam Bottoms (Lieutenant Webber), Elias Koteas (Peter Deveber), Larry Fishburne (Flanagan), Casey Siemaszko (Wildman), Peter Masterson (Colonel Feld), Carlin Glynn (Mrs. Feld), Erik Holland (Colonel Godwin), Bill Graham (Don Brubaker).

Produced by Michael I. Levy and Francis Ford Coppola for Tri-Star. Executive producers: Stan Weston, Jay Emmett, and Fred Roos. Coexecutive producer: David Valdes. 111 minutes.

Premiere: May 8, 1987.