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In the making of 'The Godfather' (1972), the shocking severed horse head used in Jack Woltz's bed was sourced from where?
Answer
A butcher
Production reportedly obtained a real horse head from a butcher rather than using a fabricated prop, which is why the crew's shocked reactions on set felt so genuine.
💡 Did you know?
Marlon Brando's Godfather horse-head prop was a real horse head obtained from a butcher, causing genuine shock on set—something modern filmmakers would never replicate.
Other options people guess
- A taxidermist
- A veterinary school
- A special effects studio
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- movie-props
- 1970s
- behind-the-scenes
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