The Godfather (1972)

An original 1972 Paramount Pictures Publicity Still, unframed.

Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone, quietly stroking a cat as he listens to requests on his daughter's wedding day. The stray that Coppola found on the Paramount lot and handed to Brando has become part of film legend.

The image is one of the most recognisable portraits of the character, capturing the calm authority and underlying menace that won Brando the Academy Award for Best Actor. This copy carries its German-language publicity caption on the reverse, a reminder of how the film's publicity travelled the world before it was used and thrown away.

• Year: 1972
• Nationality: United States (German snipe on reverse)
• Type: Original Publicity Still
• Condition: Unframed
• Size: 8 x 10 inches
• Product Code: T7049