The Godfather / Der Pate (1972)
An original 1972 Paramount Pictures German Lobby Card, distributed by Cinema International Corporation, unframed.
Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) shakes hands with his capo Salvatore Tessio (Abe Vigoda), while the jovial Peter Clemenza (Richard Castellano) looks on.
Richard Castellano arrived as an Oscar nominee, recognised a year earlier for the comedy Lovers and Other Strangers, and his Clemenza is the warmest of the Don's men. He gets the film's most unexpected lesson, teaching Michael to cook Sunday sauce for twenty men: garlic, tomatoes, sausage and meatballs, "a little bit of wine, and a little bit of sugar, and that's my trick". Abe Vigoda's Tessio, at the Don's other hand, is given the saddest exit line in the film: "Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him." Issued for the film's German Der Pate release.
- Year: 1972
- Nationality: German
- Condition: Unframed
- Type: Original German Lobby Card
- Size: 9.5 x 12 inches
- Product Code: T6719
