This 2022 makes fifty years since one of the films was released most popular and classics of all time: The Godfather (The Godfather). On the occasion of this celebration Paramount Pictures announced that Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 film will have a limited theatrical release starting on February 25.
Considered one of the most influential of the gangster film genre, there are many people who did not have the opportunity to see it on the big screen of the cinema. That is why production company Paramount and Coppola’s production company, American Zoetrope, have carried out a meticulous restoration of the three films over three years.
“I am very proud of The Godfather, which certainly defines the first third of my creative life”, says Coppola in a statement.
“With this tribute to the 50th anniversary, I am particularly pleased that the Coda of The Godfather by Mario Puzo: The Passing of Michael Corleone, has been included as it captures the original vision Mario and I had for the ultimate conclusion to our epic trilogy,” he adds.
More than 300 boxes of film reels
The masterful film adaptation made by the American director based on Mario Puzo’s novel chronicles the rise and fall of the Corleone family, and the film trilogy has earned, in its own right, consideration as one of the best in cinema history.
“It has been a privilege to restore these films, in a task that filled us with admiration, each one of us. the days we dedicate to the process”, says Andrea Kalas, senior vice president of Paramount Archives.
“We have Seen first-hand how the brilliant photography, the score, the production design, the costume design, the editing, the performances and, of course, the writing of the script and the direction became much more than the sum of its parts. ”, he adds.
The statement details that, for the realization of the new master , more than 300 boxes of film reels were examined, to find the best possible resolution for each frame of each of the films.
More than 4,000 hours were spent to repair various anomalies, such as stains and tears, and more than 1,000 hours for color correction to match, all overseen by Coppola and director of photography Gordon Willis.
In addition to the 5.1 audio approved by Walter Murch in 2007, the original mono tracks of The Godfather have also been restored and The Godfather Part II.
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