The gruesome horse head found in the producer's bed was not a prop . The production obtained a real one from a local dog food company.
The production of The Godfather was almost as dramatic as the film itself. From Marlon Brando’s unconventional audition to real-life mob interference, the journey to the big screen was filled with legendary "offers" and lucky accidents. the-godfather-1
One of the film's most famous lines—"Leave the gun, take the cannoli"—was partially improvised by actor Richard Castellano. Only the first half was in the script. The gruesome horse head found in the producer's
In the iconic opening scene, Don Vito Corleone famously strokes a grey cat while hearing a plea for justice. This cat was actually a that director Francis Ford Coppola found wandering around the Paramount Pictures lot. He handed it to Marlon Brando right before filming, and the cat took to him so well that its loud purring actually muffled Brando’s dialogue. Most of his lines in that scene had to be rerecorded later because of the noisy feline. Brando’s "Bulldog" Transformation In the iconic opening scene, Don Vito Corleone