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The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic (1981) [NR]

Release Date:
March 24, 1981

Original Title:
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

Alternate Titles:
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901-1959
The Godfather 1902–1959: The Complete Epic
The Godfather Epic

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Albert S. Ruddy Productions
Coppola Productions
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 386

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The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television," released to video in 1981. Unlike the miniseries, which was presented in four segments (each with opening and closing credits), the Epic is presented as a single segment. In January 2016, HBO aired the Epic in its uncut and uncensored format, later making it available on its streaming platforms. The HBO showing contained most of the known deleted scenes, thereby lengthening the runtime of the Epic from its video release to 423 minutes.

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Additional Music:
Carmine Coppola

Art Direction:
Warren Clymer
Angelo P. Graham

Assistant Director:
Fred Gallo
Newt Arnold

Associate Producer:
Mona Skager

Conductor:
Carlo Savina
Carmine Coppola

Costume Designer:
Anna Hill Johnstone
Theadora Van Runkle

Director:
Francis Ford Coppola

Director of Photography:
Gordon Willis

Editor:
William Reynolds
Peter Zinner
Barry Malkin
Richard Marks

Hair Designer:
Philip Leto
Naomi Cavin

Makeup Artist:
Dick Smith
Phillip Rhodes
Charles H. Schram

Music Editor:
George Brand

Original Music Composer:
Nino Rota

Producer:
Gray Frederickson
Fred Roos
Albert S. Ruddy
Francis Ford Coppola

Production Design:
Dean Tavoularis

Production Manager:
Fred C. Caruso
Michael S. Glick

Screenplay:
Francis Ford Coppola
Mario Puzo

Second Assistant Director:
Henry J. Lange Jr.
Charles Myers
Michael Kusley
Alan Hopkins
Burt Bluestein

Set Decoration:
Philip Smith
George R. Nelson

Sound Effects Editor:
Howard Beals
James Fritch
James J. Klinger

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