The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray set will include legacy commentaries by Coppola, and access to digital copies of all three films, as well as Coda. This time, over 300 cartons of the film were scrutinized, and 4,000 hours were spent "repairing film stains, tears, and other anomalies in the negatives." The commitment, said Andrea Kalas, senior vice president, Paramount Archives, was to “honor all of the filmmakers’ exceptional work.” The last restoration was conducted under the supervision of “eminent film historian and preservationist Robert Harris” in 2007. RELATED: ‘The Godfather’ Getting Theatrical Re-Release in 4K for 50th Anniversary It’s also gratifying to celebrate this milestone with Paramount alongside the wonderful fans who’ve loved it for decades, younger generations who still find it relevant today, and those who will discover it for the first time.” With this 50th anniversary tribute, I’m especially proud Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone is included, as it captures Mario and my original vision in definitively concluding our epic trilogy. “I am very proud of The Godfather, which certainly defined the first third of my creative life. Coppola also revealed that Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone-a re-cut version of the third film-will be thrown into the mix for good measure.
The movies- The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Godfather Part III-were restored over the course of three years, in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the first film’s original release on March 24, 1972.
The restoration has been supervised by director Francis Ford Coppola, who said in a statement that the process of revisiting the films was “gratifying.” All three Godfather films will be released on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever on March 22, 2022, in celebration of the first film’s 50th anniversary.
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