The Godfather (1972) • Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola • Written by: Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Coppola • Did you know? Marlon Brando wanted to make Don Corleone "look like a bulldog", so he stuffed his cheeks with cotton wool for the audition. For the actual filming, he wore a mouthpiece made by a dentist. This appliance is on display in the American Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York.