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Leave the gun, take the cannoli : the epic story of the making of the Godfather / Mark Seal.

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."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 198215859X
  • ISBN: 9781982158590
  • Physical Description: xi, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Gallery Book edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 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 Charlier 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.
Subject:
Godfather (Motion picture)
Godfather films > History and criticism.
Genre:
Film criticism.

Available copies

  • 21 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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