when was the godfather supposed to take place
The Godfather Before The Godfather was in production, Paramount had been going through an unsuccessful period.[7] In addition to the failure of The Brotherhood, the studio had usurped their budget for their recent films: Darling Lili,[16] Paint Your Wagon, and Waterloo.[7][20] The budget for the film was originally $2.5 million but as the book grew in popularity Coppola argued for and ultimately received a larger budget.[N 2][26][36][38] Paramount executives wanted the movie to be set in then modern-day Kansas City and shot in the studio backlot in order to cut down on costs.[26][16][36] Coppola objected and wanted to set the movie in the same time period as its eponymous novel, the 1940s and 1950s;[26][31][16][32] Coppola's reasons included: Michael Corleone's Marine Corps stint, the emergence of corporate America, and America in the years after World War II.[32] The executives eventually agreed to Coppola's wish as the novel became increasingly successful.[36][16] The studio heads subsequently let Coppola film on location in New York City and Sicily.[41]