candidate: " The Godfather DVD Collection " was released on October 9 , 2001 in a package that contained all three films — each with a commentary track by Coppola — and a bonus disc that featured a 73 - minute documentary from 1991 entitled " The Godfather Family : A Look Inside " and other miscellany about the film : the additional scenes originally contained in " The Godfather Saga " ; " Francis Coppola 's Notebook " ( a look inside a notebook the director kept with him at all times during the production of the film ) ; rehearsal footage ; a promotional featurette from 1971 ; and video segments on Gordon Willis 's cinematography , Nino Rota 's and Carmine Coppola 's music , the director , the locations and Mario Puzo 's screenplays .