This 'The Godfather' Deleted Scene Should've Never Been Cut

This 'The Godfather' Deleted Scene Should've Never Been Cut




The Godfatheris widely considered the finest achievement in the history of motion pictures. Perfection, close to an unattainable level of artistic quality, manifests delicately. One minor misstep, and you no longer have a masterpiece. Whether a film is a future masterpiece or an all-around failure, a film's verdict is ultimately decided in the editing room. Most directors with a vast scope, like Francis Ford Coppola, shoot plenty of material — too much to cram into one feature film. Cutting scenes that you worked hard on is an inevitable process when editing. It only figures that a film like The Godfather features deleted scenes that would be most films' signature scenes. While most of Coppola's cuts were justified, one scene involving Sonny Corleone (James Caan) and his sobering response to an unfortunate family tragedy could have elevated the operatic magnitude of the film.


The Godfatheris widely considered the finest achievement in the history of motion pictures. Perfection, close to an unattainable level of artistic quality, manifests delicately. One minor misstep, and you no longer have a masterpiece. Whether a film is a future masterpiece or an all-around failure, a film's verdict is ultimately decided in the editing room. Most directors with a vast scope, like Francis Ford Coppola, shoot plenty of material — too much to cram into one feature film. Cutting scenes that you worked hard on is an inevitable process when editing. It only figures that a film like The Godfather features deleted scenes that would be most films' signature scenes. While most of Coppola's cuts were justified, one scene involving Sonny Corleone (James Caan) and his sobering response to an unfortunate family tragedy could have elevated the operatic magnitude of the film.

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