a "blonde Northern Italian" look a la O'Neal or Redford would have been a major blunder. Italians are dark-haired. The public would not have bought a blonde. Pacino's coloring added automatic authenticity.
@@Fidozo15 The stars would never align to such a perfect degree. Danny DeVito is probably what most would consider _too_ ideal for such a role. I don't think people would have been able to handle the level of seriousness, intensity, gravitas that Danny DeVito would have brought to the film.
@Kim Numero Uno Maybe because the only son that Michael had that wasn't aborted was a singer and had no interest in Da Family Bizness. So a male 'heir' had to be created.
bigpapasmurf Z I’m sorry but Talia is dreadful at some parts. She kind of ruined the ending scene in the first one when she confronts Michael about killing her husband. The dry spitting was hilariously bad.
Sonny and James Caan were like a pair of gloves .You cannot replace him with anyone else. If you ever had an elder brother who is short tempered but who also loves you,you would totally identify Mikey's relation with Sonny.
Al Pacino was the perfect Michael Corleone.#1- He looked the part with those big soulful brown eyes. And he seemed so young, idealistic and innocent- the perfect college kid from the 40's. Loved him in the role!❤
Al Pacino was perfect face for this movie. Young innocent beautiful men on the beginning and then also gangster who always want to live normal life. I cannot imagine somebody else to play instead.
She blows. Terrible actress...."No, Michael, no.... It was an ABORTION, Michael. An abortion! Because this has all got to end!!" Worst line reading in the history of movies.
That was the best part. He literally grown into Michael right on the screen. Michael's character grow into the Godfather as a result of fate and circumstances.
Pacino was perfect. Diane Keaton was so emotive in the screen tests. They should have duplicated that in the movie. She is so alive and flirtatious. DeNiro as Sonny was interesting.
can tell when Diane with Al she is so happy got stars in her eyes and so do Al they were clicked,and Jimmy really can't play the Cold Mike,he is always good for happy,funny,positive,sunny boy character
It’s interesting to see that during the testing, Pacino doesn’t strike me as particularly impressive, yet in the movie there’s absolutely nobody who could’ve done it better. He IS Michael Corleone…
There is no one on planet earth at that time nor is there now that could play Michael Corleone better than Pacino. He literally is the character. The GF movies are packed with legends and great actors but if they picked the wrong Michael, I don’t think it would be what it is today.
that why the directors get most of the credit, they gotta defend their cast selection against the producers and whatnot, i cant imagine someone else playing mike
Legendary casting. In spite of all the practical and political controversies, it is actually rare to get the original first choices for all the major characters in a major production (in this case, Pacino, DuVall, Caan, Brando, Keaton). Coppola deserves HUGE credit for persevering with his artistic first choices in face of gigantic resistance from Paramount. And hence the phenomenal quality of these two movies, since the casting and acting are based purely on artistic values rather than studio appeasement.
If I hadn't watched godfather and was to select one of these guys I would straightway select al Pacino as Michael because he perfectly fits the character described in the novel. Full marks to Francis ford's conviction
Anyone who doubts the work that actors and directors do need only compare the feckless, downright silly reading that Pacino and Keaton give in their audition, to the taut, controlled performance of the wedding reception scene that made it into the movie. A simply amazing transformation that was wrought upon every frame of the picture. I don't think anyone in that film ever went on to do anything better ever again.
The casting for The Godfather was perfect, even with the benefit of hindsight. Although both producer Bob Evans and director Coppola wanted ethnic authenticity, the 3 major exceptions--with Jews Jimmy Caan and Abe Vigoda playing Italians and Italian Alex Rocco playing a Jew--were still brilliant casting. From this clip, I can imagine Martin Sheen competently playing Fredo, perhaps, but John Cazale was perfect, and if that weren't obvious in The Godfather, it was certainly obvious in The Godfather II. Incidentally, one of my great memories was running into John Cazale. In the early 1970s, I was 17 years old and taking a walk in Greenwich Village, New York, where I lived, heading east on 8th Street from University Place toward 2nd Avenue. At the southeast corner of 8th and Greene Streets, suddenly, I recognized John walking the opposite direction on 8th. I was so star stuck that I could only inarticularly express how much I enjoyed his work. But John was gracious and seemed to appreciate me acknowledging him and saying hello.
That same non assertive attitude that they at first DIDNT WANT FROM AL, actually in the end play perfect for the plot! We seeing eventually this quiet non assertive Michael become a cold ruthless DON! Perfect 💢 it help make the movie great!!!!
And Al Pacino proceeds to deliver 1 of the all-time great performances. Him as Michael Corleone is the absolute pinnacle of acting! Just goes to show you how much Hollywood producers know. Smh. Leave the casting to the director!
When James Caan reads his first line as “Michael “ I was expecting him to immediately stop in the middle and say “Sorry sorry, this just ain’t working. It ain’t right. I feel it. You feel it? This doesn’t fit.”
They were right ..those eyes of Pacino are unmatched when he gets that look of evil..when he became the Don and in Part 2 when Kay tells him she had an abortion.." The eyes chico, they never lie"
That wasn't look of evil dumbass. That was anger. A woman he loved so much he ordered his brother's death just out of fear of losing her tells him she killed his baby.... how would you react. And he still wanted her at his mother's funeral. And when he lost her he got diabetes, aged over night, stopped smoking drinking killing, never took the ring of his finger or touched another woman for the rest of his life
This is why this movie was so iconic: the storyline, the actors and the scenes were absolutely, exceptional. "The Godfather" historically raised the bar in film making to higher dimensions. The producers failed to understand the storyline and characters from "The Godfather". The only producer/director, who was on the ball with the project, was Frances Ford Coppola. Al Pacino played the character of Michael perfectly how it was meant to be. Positive creativity is a progressing, developing and evolving process, that doesn't allow any form of prejudices to get involved. Coppola, Pacino and Company understood that. 😀😀😀
March 1st JAMES CANN WAS GORGEOUS AND GREAT IN THE GOD FATHER OMG THE PART WAS PERFECT FOR AL PACINO. JAMES CANN WAS AWESOME TOUGH GUY OMG WAS A GREAT CAST ❤❤❤
Caan would have been awful as Michael. Jimmy has the personality of a street thug. I could never believe he was attending Dartmouth studying to become a Math Professor.
Coppola didn't see Pacino, he actually saw late character actor, Joseph Calleia, the actor he offered Don Vito to.....Calleia was already retired back in Malta and declined....but in his heyday, Calleia and Pacino resembled each other
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Just when Pacino thought he was out, they pulled him back in.
lmaoo!!!
A moment of silence for the genius that was John Cazale as Fredo.
Sopranos 😁
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@@kovusi5806 Godfather III!
They're damn lucky that someone had the stones to cast Pacino.
Fredo C. Too bad that you broke his heart the way you did though.
Arian Behnami Damn do you have something against him?😭 lmao he’s a traitor but unknowingly and innocent
Having fun with the fishes huh?
a "blonde Northern Italian" look a la O'Neal or Redford would have been a major blunder. Italians are dark-haired. The public would not have bought a blonde. Pacino's coloring added automatic authenticity.
@@arianbehnami1050 Players couldn't get a drink authentic tables!!
nobody could have done it better than pacino
I actually would have liked to seen tony montana play the part of michael corleon
Marton Sheen would have been ok
What about danny devito?
i could... pfff
@@Fidozo15 The stars would never align to such a perfect degree. Danny DeVito is probably what most would consider _too_ ideal for such a role. I don't think people would have been able to handle the level of seriousness, intensity, gravitas that Danny DeVito would have brought to the film.
Coppola's casting was genius.
@Kim Numero Uno Talia was good in the role.
Sofia..............ay yay yay yay.
@Kim Numero Uno Connie was ordering dudes wiped out in the Bastard Child!!!(thats what my friends and I call part 3).
Like, WTF.
@Kim Numero Uno Maybe because the only son that Michael had that wasn't aborted was a singer and had no interest in Da Family Bizness.
So a male 'heir' had to be created.
bigpapasmurf Z I’m sorry but Talia is dreadful at some parts. She kind of ruined the ending scene in the first one when she confronts Michael about killing her husband. The dry spitting was hilariously bad.
@@EddieMachetti Never cringed at any point in that scene.
It was OK.
Not everybody can be Vivien Leigh, you know.
Sonny and James Caan were like a pair of gloves .You cannot replace him with anyone else.
If you ever had an elder brother who is short tempered but who also loves you,you would totally identify Mikey's relation with Sonny.
As someone who has an older brother. The dynamic between Pacino and Caan is just 100% spot on.
Al Pacino is Michael Corleone!
Ryan O'Neil and Redford are far too fair for this role. Wonder who thought they were suitable.
He's also Tony Montana
Al Pacino was the perfect Michael Corleone.#1- He looked the part with those big soulful brown eyes. And he seemed so young, idealistic and innocent- the perfect college kid from the 40's. Loved him in the role!❤
Stallone could have done the role.
2:09 James Caan was just born to play Sonny
Oh yeah!
James caan playing Michael looks like Louis prima 😂
And Johnathan E !!!
Nahh De Niro would've been better. James Caan just looks like a typical jew with his afro
@@grayninja9958 De Niro is Jewish. He just plays Italians and Irishmen.
Pacino is the perfect Michael. Compared to the others, Al had a youthful spirit but a haunting quality when he needed to be serious
i cant fucking get over how gorgeous al pacino was
Diane's reaction when Al is Micheal, compared to James playing Micheal is hilarious
She couldn't concentrate 😅😅😅
damn shes just like me fr
What's the difference I can't tell lol
@@josephkim3223 she was not vibing when james caan was playing Michael
When Diane Keaton smiles, it’s something else.
AL not being michael sounds crazy
Al Pacino was perfect face for this movie. Young innocent beautiful men on the beginning and then also gangster who always want to live normal life. I cannot imagine somebody else to play instead.
You gotta trust. Point is, Pacino was not ready, he rose to the occasion and stayed there.
Diane Keaton... Wow.. She is so natural.
Ugly then and crazy now
@@gdc615 Why are you talking about your mom?
She blows. Terrible actress...."No, Michael, no.... It was an ABORTION, Michael. An abortion! Because this has all got to end!!" Worst line reading in the history of movies.
@@sportsmediaamerica Ahhhhh................no.
Keaton's an Oscar winner, and deservedly so.
So, no.
Martin Brady I have to agree. The women in Godfather are pretty terrible actors.
Nobody except Pacino could play Michael. He just fit the part so well
That was the best part. He literally grown into Michael right on the screen. Michael's character grow into the Godfather as a result of fate and circumstances.
Pacino was perfect. Diane Keaton was so emotive in the screen tests. They should have duplicated that in the movie. She is so alive and flirtatious. DeNiro as Sonny was interesting.
Been crushing on Young Al Pacino in GF1 aka Micheal Corleone. He looked very handsome 😍
Daaamn Diane Keaton was soooo beautiful
Pacino's voice changed so much
"he undresses you with his eyes..." that's exactly right.. (fainting here)
So true❤️
Fainting here in Egypt
Exactly
Addresses not undresses
Al was a rough painting in Godfather 1. In Godfather 2 and 3, he was a work of art.
They only made 2 godfather movies. I know nothing of the mob action movie from the 90s bearing the same name.
@@drdre4397 The third isn't bad but its a poor way to conclude the trilogy.
@@drdre4397ha ha. I know it has hurt us all mate but its more than okay actually on its own. But yeah forgettable without a shadow of doubt
Godfathe 3, whatever happened there…
can tell when Diane with Al she is so happy got stars in her eyes and so do Al they were clicked,and Jimmy really can't play the Cold Mike,he is always good for happy,funny,positive,sunny boy character
He was fucking her
Alpacino is just FLAWLESS
that restaurant scene WAS indeed one of his best acting part.
“Bada-bing! All over your nice Ivy League suit.”
Always loved that line. He was really trying to put Michael in his place.
Pacino was beautiful. And no one could have done it better. However would have loved to see deniro in it as well.
@@marieonno4205 ?
It’s interesting to see that during the testing, Pacino doesn’t strike me as particularly impressive, yet in the movie there’s absolutely nobody who could’ve done it better. He IS Michael Corleone…
godfather is a piece of art.
i cant imagine Martin Sheen playing Michael Corleone
I could imagine him playing fredo, definitely not Micheal.
MARTIN SHEEN had his own restaurant scene and killed with "extreme prejudice" in FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA's other masterpiece, APOCALYPSE NOW!
Omg I know!!
There is no one on planet earth at that time nor is there now that could play Michael Corleone better than Pacino. He literally is the character. The GF movies are packed with legends and great actors but if they picked the wrong Michael, I don’t think it would be what it is today.
Diane Keaton was a mesmerizing cutie - an innocent beauty
that why the directors get most of the credit, they gotta defend their cast selection against the producers and whatnot, i cant imagine someone else playing mike
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, my two moooooost favourite actors by far.........
1:53 what a smile
Diane Keaton has bedroom eyes. So beautiful.
DeNiro was so good that you had to bring him back.
Every time I watch this masterpiece it becomes more and more a loved family member. It is perfection. Rare.
Legendary casting. In spite of all the practical and political controversies, it is actually rare to get the original first choices for all the major characters in a major production (in this case, Pacino, DuVall, Caan, Brando, Keaton). Coppola deserves HUGE credit for persevering with his artistic first choices in face of gigantic resistance from Paramount. And hence the phenomenal quality of these two movies, since the casting and acting are based purely on artistic values rather than studio appeasement.
Al Pacino, the best actor of the last 50 years.
Its the theme music that help elevated this movie
Love the tracking problems with the video. That takes me back!!
If I hadn't watched godfather and was to select one of these guys I would straightway select al Pacino as Michael because he perfectly fits the character described in the novel. Full marks to Francis ford's conviction
Anyone who doubts the work that actors and directors do need only compare the feckless, downright silly reading that Pacino and Keaton give in their audition, to the taut, controlled performance of the wedding reception scene that made it into the movie. A simply amazing transformation that was wrought upon every frame of the picture. I don't think anyone in that film ever went on to do anything better ever again.
At the time of the production, none of them would have thought that The Godfather would turn into a cinematic icon in the entire film history.
Al Pacino❤
can't believe James Caan and Al Pacino are of the same age! James Caan looked like 10 years older!
Diane Keaton was real cute back then in the early 1970’s.
Ugly then but crazy now
Christopher S. O'
She’s still cute. Love her.
DIANE KEATON will always be cute...
Nope. She looked like a passive-aggressive flake. Still does.
Diane Keaten is adorable
And Robert Duvall the real diamond in the ruff, he turned out to be everything. Played it all.
The casting for The Godfather was perfect, even with the benefit of hindsight. Although both producer Bob Evans and director Coppola wanted ethnic authenticity, the 3 major exceptions--with Jews Jimmy Caan and Abe Vigoda playing Italians and Italian Alex Rocco playing a Jew--were still brilliant casting. From this clip, I can imagine Martin Sheen competently playing Fredo, perhaps, but John Cazale was perfect, and if that weren't obvious in The Godfather, it was certainly obvious in The Godfather II. Incidentally, one of my great memories was running into John Cazale. In the early 1970s, I was 17 years old and taking a walk in Greenwich Village, New York, where I lived, heading east on 8th Street from University Place toward 2nd Avenue. At the southeast corner of 8th and Greene Streets, suddenly, I recognized John walking the opposite direction on 8th. I was so star stuck that I could only inarticularly express how much I enjoyed his work. But John was gracious and seemed to appreciate me acknowledging him and saying hello.
Diane Keaton was adorable back in the day.
That same non assertive attitude that they at first DIDNT WANT FROM AL, actually in the end play perfect for the plot! We seeing eventually this quiet non assertive Michael become a cold ruthless DON! Perfect 💢 it help make the movie great!!!!
all 4 brothers sure LOOKED like "brothers" didn't they?
Al Pacino ... the best EVER 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Anykne else think young diane keaton is just adorable😀😍
One of the best movies ever made
Wow. Just. Wow.
And Al Pacino proceeds to deliver 1 of the all-time great performances. Him as Michael Corleone is the absolute pinnacle of acting! Just goes to show you how much Hollywood producers know. Smh. Leave the casting to the director!
Diane Keaton es súper talentosa.
01:14 a little Tony Montana coming out of Michael Corleone
That is why Cappola was King. He knew what he wanted.
Diane Keaton....such adorable and beauty woman...
This is gold. Thank you!
De Niro as Sonny would have been great. But no one would have gone to see the sequels with him dead. Instead he stole GF II.
She's wonderful!
Damn I bet all those people feel like right now because he turn into one of the best actors of all time.
When James Caan reads his first line as “Michael “ I was expecting him to immediately stop in the middle and say “Sorry sorry, this just ain’t working. It ain’t right. I feel it. You feel it? This doesn’t fit.”
Just adore young Al Pacino. And De Niro, too! 💪💪💪
They were right ..those eyes of Pacino are unmatched when he gets that look of evil..when he became the Don and in Part 2 when Kay tells him she had an abortion.." The eyes chico, they never lie"
That wasn't look of evil dumbass.
That was anger. A woman he loved so much he ordered his brother's death just out of fear of losing her tells him she killed his baby.... how would you react.
And he still wanted her at his mother's funeral.
And when he lost her he got diabetes, aged over night, stopped smoking drinking killing, never took the ring of his finger or touched another woman for the rest of his life
they didn't kicked out Al because he made an offer they can't refuse
Damn it, now I have to go see all three parts again
James Kahn is an honorary Italian!!
Without Al Pacino God Father would not be this good.
Thanks youtube! Finally recomended video that I like very, very much
Francis Ford Coppola had the courage to stay the course of his vision and the rest is history
I gotta be honest deniro looked cool as sonny and intimidating but james caan brought almost a comedian's charisma, he was so animated
"It's easy for you to say, he's not your father... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!"
This is why this movie was so iconic: the storyline, the actors and the scenes were absolutely, exceptional. "The Godfather" historically raised the bar in film making to higher dimensions. The producers failed to understand the storyline and characters from "The Godfather". The only producer/director, who was on the ball with the project, was Frances Ford Coppola. Al Pacino played the character of Michael perfectly how it was meant to be. Positive creativity is a progressing, developing and evolving process, that doesn't allow any form of prejudices to get involved. Coppola, Pacino and Company understood that. 😀😀😀
AL "MONSTER" PACINO.
De Niro was great looking.
where can I find the full documentary? I so want to watch this.
ua-cam.com/video/XwM-gLuk8qE/v-deo.html this?
The best movie ever
No doubt about it, it should be Pacino.
March 1st JAMES CANN WAS GORGEOUS AND GREAT IN THE GOD FATHER OMG THE PART WAS PERFECT FOR AL PACINO. JAMES CANN WAS AWESOME TOUGH GUY OMG WAS A GREAT CAST ❤❤❤
To think. Somewhere in another universe james caan played michael in the godfather
Diane Keaton was beautiful
Diane Keaton.....woof!
Caan would have been awful as Michael.
Jimmy has the personality of a street thug.
I could never believe he was attending Dartmouth
studying to become a Math Professor.
I am glad he dropped the hoodlum accent.
imagine tony montana in godfather the producers would be scared
Coppola didn't see Pacino, he actually saw late character actor, Joseph Calleia, the actor he offered Don Vito to.....Calleia was already retired back in Malta and declined....but in his heyday, Calleia and Pacino resembled each other
This is gold
Im glad they casted who they casted, Caan as Micheal and De Niro as Sonny just wouldn't fit
The director of Photography or art, i' don't know, is the same what apparence in The Offer 2022, nice details, like Al, Marlon, Diane 👌
Ryan O'Neal or Robert Redford??? Fuggettabowdit!!!
i miss vhs
Excellent
diane keaton was so pretty
Talk about transformation! Check out 4:46-4:53.