{"product_id":"9781982158590","title":"Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli : The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLeave the Gun, Take the Cannoli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mark Seal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis “wickedly pacey page-turner” (\u003ci\u003eTotal Film\u003c\/i\u003e) unfurls the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebehind-the-scenes story of the making of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather, \u003c\/i\u003efifty years after the classic film’s original release.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of how \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/i\u003ewas made is as dramatic, operatic, and entertaining as the film itself. Over the years, many versions of various aspects of the movie’s fiery creation have been told—sometimes conflicting, but always compelling. Mark Seal sifts through the evidence, has extensive new conversations with director Francis Ford Coppola and several heretofore silent sources, and complements them with colorful interviews with key players including actors Al Pacino, James Caan, Talia Shire, and others to write “the definitive look at the making of an American classic” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn top of the usual complications of filmmaking, the creators of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e had to contend with the real-life members of its subject matter: the Mob. During production of the movie, location permits were inexplicably revoked, author Mario Puzo got into a public brawl with an irate Frank Sinatra, producer Al Ruddy’s car was found riddled with bullets, men with “connections” vied to be in the cast, and some were given film roles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs Seal notes, this is the tale of a “movie that revolutionized filmmaking, saved Paramount Pictures, minted a new generation of movie stars, made its struggling author Mario Puzo rich and famous, and sparked a war between two of the mightiest powers in America: the sharks of Hollywood and the highest echelons of the Mob.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“For fans of books about moviemaking, this is a definite must-read” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Mark Seal’s seductive book about the making of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e – often with help of the men it was about – could be a movie itself. He couldn’t have gotten any closer and lived to type about it.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eNicholas Pileggi, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Wise Guy: Life in a Mafia Family \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"As gloriously Homeric and entertaining as \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e itself. I learned something new on almost every page.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eGraydon Carter, editor, \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Rollicking and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eLeave the Gun, Take the Cannoli\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare not only the massive executive egos at war during \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather’s\u003c\/i\u003e journey to the screen, and the artistic struggles of the young and despairing Francis Coppola who thought he had a failure on his hands, but also the fascinating tales of how the mob muscled in and protected its production. Mark Seal has chronicled a classic cinematic history that conjures all the alchemy of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e’s magic.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eMaureen Orth, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eVulgar Favors: The Hunt for Andrew Cunanan, the Man Who Killed Gianni Versace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “If you love \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e, or American movies, or American gangsters, or just a truly great read, Mark Seal’s \u003ci\u003eLeave the Gun, Take the Cannoli\u003c\/i\u003e is the book for you. It’s the rollicking inside story behind the making of what may be America’s greatest movie – I couldn’t put it down.’'\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eBryan Burrough, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBarbarians at the Gate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForget the Alamo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Absorbing and unforgettable. As sweeping and vivid as \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e itself, \u003ci\u003eLeave the Gun, Take the Cannoli\u003c\/i\u003e captures moviemaking at its most tumultuous. Mark Seal is a master storyteller, bringing to life the embattled young director Coppola, the unpredictable Brando, and the upstart Pacino with made-for-Hollywood panache.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eRobert Draper, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTo Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “A revealing and entertaining look at the behind-the-scenes machinations of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic film. Masterpiece yields masterpiece with this exuberant page-turner.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A ne plus ultra page-turner on the making of the ultimate mafia movie.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eLeave the Gun, Take the Cannoli\u003c\/i\u003e captured me with its joyful energy, extensive research and breathless enthusiasm.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eGlenn Frankel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"In his detail rich and decidedly definitive saga . . . [Seal] has done a remarkable job of transforming this crazy patchwork quilt into a solidly structured narrative that’s almost as astounding as what Mario Puzo got on the page and Coppola on the screen.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eTom Zito\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“If you think the 1972 movie \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/i\u003eis dramatic, wait until you hear its backstory—from how Mario Puzo wrote his 1969 novel (the basis for the film) in a desperate frenzy to pay off his many debts, to the filmmakers’ battles with real-life mobsters. It’s a fitting tribute on the cusp of the great film’s 50th anniversary in March.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eChristina Ianzito, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAARP The Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \". . . a thorough, detailed, and beautifully written account of the creation of a masterpiece, as much of a page-turner as the novel that inspired it all.\" \u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eJason Bailey, \u003ci\u003eThe Playlist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Combining extensive research with insightful new interviews, this chronicle of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e could be the definitive look at the making of an American classic.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “[Seal] makes us an offer we can’t refuse with this detailed, fascinating, and frequently surprising look at the origins and filming of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e … Few movies have had such tumultuous origins and turned out to be undisputed classics, and Seal does a superb job of telling us exactly how this happened. For fans of books about moviemaking, this is a definite must read.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eDavid Pitt, \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “A wickedly pacey page-turner, stuffed like Vito’s cheeks with character and detail.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eKevin Harley, \u003ci\u003eTotal Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “A colorful new book … that tells you everything you thought you knew about the making of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e but didn’t … such a page-turner.\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eMichael Granberry, \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Lives up to the title and delivers epic indeed. Written by the veteran reporter Mark Seal, even if you think you knew it all about the making of this classic, there’s plenty of surprises still left.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eRichard Rushfield, \u003ci\u003eThe Ankler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982158590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40589545078990,"sku":"9781982158590","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_a9538232-4227-4d9e-b3a0-67d758fcc1dd.jpg?v=1646169056","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982158590","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}