Originally posted by plawrence:
...the book was a gigantic bestseller when it was first published, and I'd guess that nearly everyone who saw the film originally had already read the book...
Excellent point.
I'd say my interested in The Godfather intensified during the mid-90's...without ever having read the book. This is a credit to FFC's skills, that he was able to make such a
fine film that it could be enjoyed and for the most part understood without the more detailed background provided in the novel.
No, I didn't know ANYTHING about Genco when I first heard Sonny utter that line. But, it was apparent from the conversation between Tom & Sonny that Genco was obviously the former consiglieri of Don Vito Corleone. And the omittance of that detail did not deter from the overall story one single bit.
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