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I would have preferred Ernest Borgnine. I think Brando played him to wimpy...a real Godfather would probably have a temper and be pretty dominant. Just IMHO. Never met a mobster, so what do I know?
Good stuff. The IMDB trivia for this picture is fascinating for movie buffs.
Recently saw it again on AMC and it looked better than ever. Maybe a new/restored version? Just great.
He shoulda’ made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Thanks to that, Sir Laurence went on to do the narration for “The World at War.” I couldn’t imagine anyone else doing that.
My money was on Rudy Vallee.
How and why does one attempt to second guess an Oscar winning movie? Kinda like asking if the Beatles could have performed “Satisfaction” better than the Rolling Stones.......or Little Richard singing “New York, New York” better than Sinatra..........
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The studio also wanted Burt Reynolds to play Sonny instead of James Caan. I think Burt would’ve done a good job, but Caan was great.
Anthony Quinn would also have been a good choice for the role of Don Vito Corleone.
BTTT
After seeing Morolon’s twitching fat ass nekkid in “Last Bango in Paris”, that was it for me......didn’t bother with anything to do with him after that.
Olivier would have been miscast as a low order Sicilian.
Brando, however, was a natural for the part, and was at his best playing tough guy, “earthy” roles.
The Godfather: What if Olivier had portrayed him instead of Brando?
The movie would have bombed!!
Any in show or movie, that we remember, the cast has a certain chemistry. We have to believe that they are the character in the story that they pretend they are.
I look at Marlin Brando, and I see a mafia don. Watch his little actions in the film. When he plays with the cat in the opening scene, when he plays with his grandson and he dies. Everything you see is inline with a powerful mafia Don circa 1950's.
Not to say anything about Olivier as an actor. He's fantastic, but he isn't a Mafia Don. He is, however, a fantastic e-Nai (Marathon Man)
Can’t stand Brando...never could...
> What if Olivier had portrayed him instead of Brando?
The Soprano’s characters would have all been skinny?
> What if Olivier had portrayed him instead of Brando?
The Soprano’s characters would have all been skinny??
I don’t think it would have worked if Olivier was the Godfather. The chemistry with the other actors and the feel of the movie would be different. The movie would have been a success. Same with changes to other cast members.
Brando nailed it.