TIL The Godfather's famous cat-in-lap scene was entirely unscripted. A stray cat randomly wandered onto the set, so Coppola grabbed it and put it in Marlin Brando's lap without a word.

An unforgettable scene in the Hollywood classic, The Godfather, was an unplanned moment that was fortuitously captured on camera. Despite the movie being released in 1972, it is still enduringly ...

The opening scene of The Godfather contained one element that no one accounted for. The stray cat placed into Marlon Brando’s lap prior to shooting, reports Insider.Francis Ford Coppola found ...

TIL The Godfather's famous cat-in-lap scene was entirely unscripted. A stray cat randomly wandered onto the set, so Coppola grabbed it and put it in Marlin Brando's lap without a word.

The cat on Brando's lap was a stray he added to a scene. Paramount Pictures/IMDb "The cat in Marlon's hands was not planned for," Coppola said , according to Time.

In The Godfather, Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) explains his idea of friendship to undertaker Bonasera (Salvatore Corsitto) while holding a cat. But the animal wasn't part of the plot.

In the movie The Godfather, Don Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, is the founder and mob boss of the Corleone Family. In the film’s opening scene, Don Vito Corleone is seen holding a cat ...

The Godfather (1972) Scene: "You've had your drink"/Sonny's Dead. by John Maverick on YouTube As always, Duvall had his lines down cold. Brando probably didn't.

Al Pacino and Marlon Brando in 'The Godfather' | United Archives/GettyImages. During his daily walks to the set, Coppola would often see a stray cat, and on the day of shooting the scenes in Vito ...