The Godfather's James Caan Upset Francis Ford Coppola Cut A Long Scene

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The Godfather's James Caan is still upset over director Francis Ford Coppola's decision to cut an extended scene from the movie. Released in 1972, The Godfather quickly became the most popular film of the year, topping the box office chart with $86 million gross (approximately $583 million adjusted for inflation). The film became a cultural phenomenon and is recognized as one of the best films ever made. The American Film Institute placed The Godfather as the third best film of all time in their 100 Years… 100 Movies list, only to be bumped to second place in their updated 2007 list, only behind Citizen Kane.

James Caan stars as Santino «Sonny» Corleone, the mafia family's patriarch Vito Corleone's (Marlon Brando) eldest son inThe Godfather. After Vito rejects a business proposition with the rival family, the Tattaglias, he is gunned down in the streets as retaliation. This temporarily pushes Sonny to the head of the family with revenge on his mind. However, one scene cut from The Godfather had Caan's Sonny and Robert Duvall's Hagen opposite each other, and Caan's still not over it.

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In a recent THR interview, venerable actor James Caan opens up about his experiences working on the iconic crime film The Godfather. Caan remembers a pivotal moment in the saga's first film when Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) takes a significant step forward as a part of the Corleone family and reveals his plan to kill both Sollazzo and New York City police Captain McClusky. In the scene, Sonny and the family's consigliere, Hagen (Robert Duvall), argue over taking action against the Tattaglia family and the corrupt NYPD captain. According to Caan, there was a scene written