Page One: ‘The Godfather’ (1972)

Screenplay by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola novel by Mario Puzo

The movie version of the scene:

The cat? Not in the script. It was a stray on the Paramount lot which Francis Ford Coppola found. For more on Vido’s cat, go here.

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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