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The Godfather: What if Olivier had portrayed him instead of Brando?

08/13/2011 4:18:16 PM PDT · by EveningStar · 84 replies

Would Lord Laurence Olivier have made a better Don Vito Corleone than Marlon Brando in The Godfatherc? Coppola's casting choices were unpopular with studio executives at Paramount Pictures, particularly Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone. Coppola's first two choices for the role were both Brando and Laurence Olivier, but Olivier's agent refused the role, saying, "Lord Olivier is not taking any jobs. He's very sick. He's gonna die soon and he's not interested" (Olivier lived 18 years after the refusal)... Source

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