The Godfather Family Album

Behind the scenes of Coppola's masterpiece"It's dangerous to be an honest man." —Michael Corleone, GodfatherIIIAs special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis FordCoppola's The Godfather trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkableexperience of witnessing legendary actors giving some of their mostmemorable performances. Schapiro immortalized Marlon Brando, Al Pacino,Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton in photos thathave since become iconic images, instantly recognisable and endlesslyimitated. Gathered together for the first time in this book are Schapiro'sfinest photographs from all three Godfather films, lovingly reproduced fromthe original negatives. With contextual essays and interviews covering thetrilogy in its entirety, this book contains over 400 color and black &white images.Schapiro's images take us behind the scenes of this epic and inimitablecinematic saga, revealing the director's working process, capturing themoods and personalities involved, and providing insight into the making ofmovie history.Previously restricted to 1,000 Limited Edition copies, this is theunlimited trade edition for cinephiles and 'family' members on a budget!