1:08:04
"Its violence startled the world..."
1:08:07
No, "Its violence startled the nation,
and its music startled the world."
1:08:12
And they all looked at the poster,
and I said, that's the picture.
1:08:16
So one fellow from Switzerland says,
"Who's gonna star in the film?"
1:08:21
I said, sir, I won't let you
have the picture.
1:08:59
On August 28, 1983,
principal photography commenced.
1:09:04
Francis offered to direct the film.
How could I refuse?
1:09:09
Francis directing it, Mario writing it,
me producing it.
1:09:13
What a shot of touching magic.
1:09:15
Hey, we didn't do too bad on
The Godfather, did we?
1:09:20
Was I wrong!
1:09:22
The production was a disaster.
Over-budget, over-schedule. And me?
1:09:28
I was barred from the set
by the prince himself.
1:09:30
It was the hottest movie drama
in Los Angeles today...
1:09:33
... and it took place
in a downtown federal courtroom.
1:09:36
The legal battle was over who would control
production of the film The Cotton Club.
1:09:41
The Cotton Club has been a subject
of intense interest and backstairs gossip.
1:09:47
The Cotton Club, a production
of Robert Evans and Francis Ford Coppola...
1:09:52
... is the subject of a vicious...
1:09:54
You say Evans would second-guess you
if he was back in command?
1:09:57
Evans, that's his middle name.
That's what he does, all these years.