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What is the Italian dialogue in The Godfather?
If your father were in better health, without his eldest son running things, no disrespect intended, we wouldn’t have this nonsense. We will stop fighting until your father is well and can resume bargaining. No vengeance will be taken. We will have peace, but your Family should interfere no longer.”
Why are there no Italian subtitles in The Godfather?
Firstly, Coppola states somewhere in the DVD commentary that the actors spoke too quickly for the subtitles to be read properly and that was a distraction for the audience, so he let the scene play out visually instead. Walter Murch (Film & Sound Editor on The Godfather) explained why Coppola made this choice…
Is The Godfather supposed to have subtitles for the Italian parts?
Yes, but only for certain scenes – most of the conversations Michael has in Sicily are subbed as long as no one is actually translating for him.
Is Robert De Niro Italian?
One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French.
Is there any Italian dialogue in the Godfather movie?
In The Godfather, there is an important scene in an Italian Restaurant with dialogue between Michael Corleone and Virgil Sollozzo. There is dialogue spoken in Sicilian (according to the script) that does not have English subtitles.
Why did Coppola remove subtitles from the Godfather movie?
Firstly, Coppola states somewhere in the DVD commentary that the actors spoke too quickly for the subtitles to be read properly and that was a distraction for the audience, so he let the scene play out visually instead. Walter Murch (Film & Sound Editor on The Godfather) explained why Coppola made this choice…
What language does Michael Corleone speak in the godfather?
Then MICHAEL, having difficulty expressing himself in Italian, accidentally lapses into English. The Godfather is an American film and the dialogue is in English with the exception of this dialogue between Sollozzo and Michael. (Perhaps there is some non-English dialogue while Michael courts Apollonia, but I cannot remember)