As special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s The Godfather trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkable experience of witnessing legendary actors giving some of their most memorable performances. This book gathers more than 300 of Schapiro\u2019s finest photographs to take us behind the scenes of this epic and inimitable cinematic saga.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s dangerous to be an honest man.\u201d
\n\u2014 Michael Corleone, Godfather III<\/p>\n
As special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s The Godfather trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkable experience of witnessing legendary actors giving some of their most memorable performances. Schapiro immortalized Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Diane Keaton in photos that have since become iconic images, instantly recognizable and endlessly imitated.<\/p>\n
Gathered together in this book are Schapiro\u2019s finest photographs from all three Godfather films, lovingly reproduced from the original negatives. With contextual essays and interviews covering the trilogy in its entirety, this book contains over 300 color and black-and-white images. Schapiro\u2019s images take us behind the scenes of this epic and inimitable cinematic saga, revealing the director\u2019s working process, capturing the moods and personalities involved, and providing insight into the making of movie history.<\/p>\n
The photographer<\/p>\n
American photojournalist Steve Schapiro has documented six decades of American culture, from the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy to Andy Warhol\u2019s Factory and the filming of The Godfather trilogy. He has published a dozen books of his photographs, has exhibited his work in shows from Los Angeles to Moscow, and is represented in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the J. Paul Getty Museum, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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