That's the problem...very few people would've gone to the theaters and sat through a 5 hour film...even 'The Godfather Part II'. You have to keep the interest of an audience, and while it's easy for us GF fans to decided what should or should not have been included from a draft script, FFC and Puzo had to make some real decisions while putting the real thing together.

Personally, having made the only sequel in history to ever win a Best Picture Oscar...they did a pretty good job.

As with The Godfather, FFC just had to cut out certain scenes and dialogue for time and sake of the story. It's all a part of making movies.

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