The director also convinced several family members without any acting expertise to appear inThe Godfatherand its sequels.
He made Kilgore the sinister character he was, providing the movie with its only outright villain.
In the end, acting wasnt for her.
Sofia Coppola made her directorial debut withThe Virgin Suicidesin 1999, and hasnt looked back since.
In this movie,she plays the mother of Adam Drivers protagonist Cesar Catilina, Constance.
She did make a briefer appearance in Coppolas segment for the 1989 anthology movieNew York Stories, though.
Cazales portrayal of Fredo Corleone is arguably the most heart-rending aspect of the first twoGodfathermovies.
Cazales performance is integral to illustrating Michaels descent into heartless megalomania.
Themovie is ultimately all about one of Gene Hackmans best-remembered performancesin his role as Caul.
He died of lung cancer in 1978, at the age of just 42.
Aside from these brief cameos, Italia Coppola didnt contribute to her sons movies.
She passed away in 2004, at 91 years of age.
Apart from her own acting, De Sapio has been a coach at the Actors Studio since the 1980s.
She founded her own acting school, the Duce Studio, in 1985.
In fact,Stanton features briefly as an unnamed FBI agent duringThe Godfather Part II.
He also has an uncredited role in a scene that was cut from Francis Ford CoppolasApocalypse Now.
Harry Dean Stanton’s performance inApocalypse Nowcan be seen in the 2001Reduxversion of the movie.
However, the only other Coppola movie that Stanton actually ended up appearing in wasOne from the Heart.
Spradlin
G.D. Spradlin is another actor who only had bit-part roles in Francis Ford Coppolas movies.
Spradlins second Coppola film role was his appearance asGeneral Corman in the opening scenes ofApocalypse Now.
