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'Godfather' Trivia

“? Marlon Brando, the only actor to win an Oscar for the film, refused to accept the statue as a protest. Brando took issue with discrimination against Native Americans. Instead, Sacheen Littlefeather accepted his award. However, Littlefeather was actually an actress by the name of Maria Cruz.”

? Marlon Brando, the only actor to win an Oscar for the film, refused to accept the statue as a protest. Brando took issue with discrimination against Native Americans. Instead, Sacheen Littlefeather accepted his award. However, Littlefeather was actually an actress by the name of Maria Cruz.

? Marlon Brando reportedly did not memorize his lines for the film, choosing instead to read them off cue cards.

? When filmmaker Jack

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Woltz wakes up in a bloody bed, the source of the blood (no spoilers here, folks) is real. It was obtained from a factory.

? Woltz’s sprawling mansion is the same spread used in the 1985 movie, Fletch.

? In the opening scene, the cat on Brando’s lap was not part of the script. The stray was found on the set. However, the improvisation worked for everyone, but especially the cat, who thoroughly enjoyed the petting. So much so, in fact, that Brando’s lines were drowned out by the cat’s purring.

? James Caan, who plays Sonny Corleone, and Abe Vigoda, who plays capo Tessio, are actually Jewish. Moe Greene, the Bugsy Siegel-like casino owner, is played by an Italian.

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