Goofs:
Anachronisms: The American flags visible in the 1917 street carnival should have 48 stars, not 50. (more)

Trivia:
James Caan asked that he be paid the same amount of money to play Sonny Corleone at the end of the film in the flashback as he was paid to do the first film. He got his wish. (more)

Filming Locations:
6th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Title Card: The godfather was born Vito Andolini, in the town of Corleone in Sicily. In 1901 his father was murdered for an insult to the local Mafia chieftain. His older brother Paolo swore revenge and disappeared into the hills, leaving Vito, the only male heir, to stand with his mother at the funeral. He was nine years old.
[gunshots and screams]
Woman: [subtitled from Italian] They've killed the boy! They've killed young Paolo! They've killed your son Paolo!
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Awards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations (more)