All Versions of... The Godfather Movie Trilogy

For our final GODFATHER themed week, we dive into the 6 different versions of the movie trilogy.  The special editions/director's cut versions of the saga include: *The NBC extended mini-series of the first two films*The VHS Trilogy Edit*The Uncut Trilogy Cable TV cut broadcast on HBO *The 3 films in their original form*Part 3's CODA recut *The Edited Trilogy TV Cut   TALKING POINTS:*Which deleted scenes were reinstated into the TV mini-series and VHS trilogy edits? *Which versions make for far-more rewarding viewing and which ones are even in chronologic order? *And which ones were rightfully eliminated altogether due to their technical mishaps and tone shifts?      CLIP INTROS USED:AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008)- Sidney Lumet On THE GODFATHER,Francis Ford Coppola interview clip from Happy Sad Confused with Josh Horowitz (September 2024)