Fifty years back, Francis Ford Coppola was in the thick of creating his screen rendition of Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather ... Pictures who were set against casting Marlon Brando.

Francis Ford Coppola was on a mission to bring Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather to life, but he hit a major snag with Paramount Pictures who were dead set against casting Marlon Brando.

Beloved actors from The Godfather movies, like Robert Duvall and James Caan, also popped up in other films directed by ...