How Al Pacino Almost Missed The Godfather

in Film | November 5th, 2008 1 Comment

Imagine The Godfather without Marlin Brando and Al Pacino. Blasphemy! Well, it almost turned out that way. You can watch more here about how Brando almost never made it. Below, we also have a clip that takes you through how Pacino nearly missed out on his career-defining role. It includes original footage from his script reading sessions, and we’ve added it to our YouTube playlist.

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  1. Another Godfather “What If” | Open Culture says . . . | July 30, 2009 / 9:27 pm

    [...] if The Godfather had been shot without Marlon Brando? (It almost happened.) Or without Al Pacino? (It almost happened too .) Or without Francis Ford Coppola? (Yup, even that almost happened as well.) Then, what if Robert [...]

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