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Episode 22: The Godfather (1972)
Released 21 November
For this episode, we watched The Godfather, written by Francis Ford Coppola and Maria Puzo, from the novel by Puzo; directed by Coppola; music by Nino Rota; cinematography by Gordon Willis. It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duval, John Cazale and Diane Keaton.
Although the film has become legendary, it only won three Oscars – Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Brando.
- Clint Eastwood stands in for Charlton Heston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY6y-NFiSec&t=736s
- Structure is Character in Conflict https://www.writershelper.com/character-in-conflict.html
Next time we will be discussing On the Waterfront. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA).
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