Featured 1972 The Godfather original movie reels!!

My father had a brief but dramatic role in this film, the part of Capt. McCluskey. Appropriate that those containers look bullet proof !

 

I was hoping you'd see my post on this find! I told my wife that you were on this forum

 

@Drew I love this movie and the restaurant scene is amazing.
Your dad was awesome, and I've seen many of his movies❤️

 

I would love to have Pacino sign one of these reels, but it appears hard to get his autograph. Maybe Drew can call him for me

 

The old canisters are also a trip-look like WWI Surplus !

 

1 canister is labeled Columbia, one is PRC, and 1 is Universal.

 

Sterling Hayden was in Kubrick's very first theatrical release- The Killing, Dr. Strangelove (imho- best scenes in the flick are btw him and Sellers). What a picturesque and picaresque guy- had a real love/hate relationship w/ Hollywood.
PS-Another extremely interesting actor Kubrick used- Timothy Carey.Here he is with Sterling (both tall guys)-

 

Your father is Sterling Hayden? Oh man, I'll have to tell my husband! Dr. Stranglove is an absolute favourite of ours. You know, some couples have "our song?" Well, we have "our movie" which is Dr. Strangelove. Your Dad was terrific. "Precious bodily fluids" cracks us up!

 

Those canisters have some archaeology to them !

 

He played US Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper, who lost the plot in a monumental way. Loved him in that movie.
A great actor.

 

Updated canister pics.

 

Found this helpful link on film ID

https://www.kodak.com/content/produ...anufacture-for-KODAK-Motion-Picture-Films.pdf

 

Some shots of reel 10 film:

 

Definitely the safe sort of film. There were stories of movie houses burning down because the projectors lit up the nitrate films in all the wrong ways.

 

If you’ve not seen the film Inglorious Basterds and have an interest in this topic I’d recommend checking it out. Also just an amazing flick. Not for the faint of heart! If you like seeing nazis get their comeuppance there’s no better.

 

Ditto-and if you like seeing the Manson Family get their comeuppance, watch Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' !

 

I am completely ignorant of Collecting as it relates to films so I have to ask some dumb questions. Are these the reels that would have been sent to theaters for showing the movie? Were the theaters obliged to send the reels back when they were done with them? Where were they stored that the metal canisters are so beat up? Is there any way you could now view the movie assuming you had the right equipment? Thanks for your patience.

 

Oh, one more. Where does the value lie with these reels?

 

Good questions! I want to know too!

 

All great questions!

BITD, these should have gone back to the movie company, just like posters and lobby cards. We all know today that that didn't happen.

Movie companies apparently aren't as worried about these films now that digital media is used, from what I read online.

These film reels would most definitely work if used on a projector today.

I have no idea how the cases got tarnished etc, but I can apparently clean them up.

As for value, if I can confirm it's from 1972, it will be worth some $$$.