An A-list actor turned down the lead role in The Godfather to Al Pacino's delight.
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Al Pacino had his breakout role as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. The actor received an Oscar nomination for his convincing performance in the film. The actor reprized the role in the sequels The Godfather Part II and The Godfather Part III. Although audiences still love the trilogy as a whole, they consider the first film to be the best of the three.
Pacino got to share screen space opposite Marlon Brando who played Michael's father, Vito Corleone. But that combination almost didn't happen as another bona fide actor was first linked to the role of Michael. Jack Nicholson turned down The Godfather in favor of other projects because he found them more interesting than Coppola's film.
Al Pacino got the gift of a lifetime when he was cast in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. The film chronicled the Corleone family and Vito Corleone's (Marlon Brando) desire to transfer their mafia empire to his son Michael Corleone (Pacino). The film became an iconic entry in the gangster/crime drama genre.
