forjustice, we must go to don corleone. scene in the godfather takes place in the office of crime boss don vito corleone, played by marlon brando, on the wedding day of his daughter. they beat her like an animal. an undertaker, bonasera, is pleading with corleone to use extralegal means to punish men who attacked and disfigured his daughter. they're going to suffer, then, as she suffers. it is a scene that signals what is to come — what this iconic film is really all about. some day — and that day may never come — i'll call upon you to do a service for me. the opening scene is very sombre... i until that day... ..it's also very deliberate. ..accept this justice as a gift on my daughter's wedding day. but also, that scene is really important. i i mean, what's the — what are the first. words in the film? i believe in america. i mean, the whole movie's . about the american dream... america has made my fortune. ..and about the corruption of the american dream. i now, she will never be beautiful again. so, right there, that openi

. ♪ >> don corleone. >> and to you, what does that say? >> to me it was all a waltz.and his son becomes -- and something that's going to go on and on and on always but the wife is always going to be excluded. >> so in a sense it is about succession. >> the movie is about succession. >> when you did it you thought this is it, no sequel? >> oh, no, when i said sequel charlie says you've got the formula of coca-cola you're going to tell me you're not going to make more coca-cola and i said, no. i thought it was over. when i chose to do the second film the deal i made was i would write it, i would produce it, i would pick a director who would director it. and finally when i told them i'm ready, i have a script and everything. who do you want to direct it, and i said very talented, can do just as well as me and his name is marty , and they said absolutely not, and they turned me down. francis, you've got the formula of coca-cola, you really are not going to do it, this is incredible. i'll give you anything you want. so i said, all right, charlie, i'll do it. i want a milli

>> everything don corleone did was for his family.ulating power. >> he rationalizes by saying, this is for the family. but ultimately, he destroys the family. >> this is the product of francis ford coppola. you feel his sensibility. and this is the great revolution of the 1970s. >> it became very clear to the studios, if we could have a box office success with "the godfather," imagine what else these guys can do if we give them a chance. >> the whole school of filmmakers and auteurs that came up in hollywood in the '70s were really roger corman's godchildren. >> corman made "b" movies for these exploitation companies. he made movies very quickly, so, they were very, you have low budget. >> suddenly, i had a group from ucla, sc, and nyu of young filmmakers. they learned on the set while directing. >> working with roger corman, it's like a college. you're tired, you're distracted and everything -- doesn't matter. you're shooting. >> francis coppola, marty scorsese, jack nicholson, ron howard, brian depalma, and me, began with roger. the