50 Years Have Passed, Facts About THE GODFATHER Movie - Revealing the Reason Why There Are Always Oranges

Okay, let's start with the wedding scene of Vito Corleone's son presented at the beginning of the film. Did you know that the wedding party scene took four days to shoot? Additionally, this scene also involved at least 350 extras.

As previously discussed, this film tells the story of a mafia family. This led an organization called the Italian-American Civil Rights League, along with its leader Joe Colombo, to try to stop the production of The Godfather.

James Caan, who played the character Sonny Corleone, wore 127 small explosive devices filled with blood to simulate the bullets hitting him. And his car had more than 200 pre-drilled holes.

In that year, there may not have been a more brutal scene in films than the death of Sonny Corleone. This is the most expensive scene in The Godfather, costing 100 thousand USD at the time, which would be about 1.6 billion rupiah today, wow!

For those who have watched and are a bit curious, you might be wondering why oranges always appear at important moments in this film? There is an urban myth that says these oranges signify the coming of labor events, but is that really the reason?

It turns out that's not the case; the real reason is that Dean Tavoularis, the production designer, used oranges because cinematographer Gordon Willis tended to shoot with minimal lighting. So the bright-colored oranges were hoped to bring in some bright color. Additionally, for director Coppola himself, oranges are a symbol of Italy.

Although the film THE GODFATHER tells the story of a mafia family, there's another interesting fact: the words 'mafia' and 'mob' are never spoken in this film.

So, how does Vito Corleone run his business? Guests of the man known as the Godfather come to Corleone to seek help in finding a way out of their problems. Among these guests, some resolve their issues by paying or offering cooperation with the Godfather.