The Godfather / Der Pate (1972)

An original 1972 Paramount Pictures German Lobby Card, distributed by Cinema International Corporation, unframed.

A retired Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) in his tomato garden with his young grandson Anthony, moments before his fatal heart attack among the plants.

Brando's last scene is played almost without words, as the Don chases his grandson between the tomato plants and then simply falls. In Puzo's novel Vito's final words are "Life is so beautiful", and Coppola lets the sunlight of a vegetable garden say it for him after so much darkness. His is the only death in the film that does not come by violence, which is exactly why it moves audiences so deeply. 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: T6723