Though I can't imagine the film without Brando, I do think it would've been just as successful...let's remember that Vito is not even seen in roughly two thirds of the film!!
I think FFC had once mentioned he'd also wanted Laurence Olivier for the part...I've always thought that was an EXCELLENT choice and wondered what he would've done with it.
We'll never know....
Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
