History Photographed on Instagram: "For the 1972 film The Godfather, both Al Pacino and Robert De Niro auditioned for roles, with director Francis Ford Coppola famously fighting the studio to cast Pacino as Michael Corleone. ⁠ ⁠ De Niro, who was ultimately not cast, impressed Coppola enough during his screen tests that he was later cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, winning an Oscar for the role.⁠ ⁠ Credit: PRZ ARCHIVES"