Blu-ray Godfather Collection announced and available for pre-order

We know some of you must be interested in these particular films: the um ... Godfather trilogy? Why would movies about someone's godfather be all that exciting? Regardless of they are about, Paramount has just announced The Godfather Collection: The Coppola Restoration, a four-disc boxset of the trilogy, including a bonus disc. Each film will be in a BD-50 dual-layer presentation with 1080p video and English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround sound. The first two Godfather films also received frame-by-frame restoration under the direction of Francis Ford Coppola and cinematographer Gordon Willis. Extras include audio commentaries by Coppola on each film, featurettes, galleries, deleted scenes, storyboards and trailers. Look for this on September 23rd for the retail price of $119.99 or pre-order it now for $86.95.

Full list of extras after the jump:

[Via Blu-ray.com]

• The Godfather feature film

• Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
  
  Disc 2

• The Godfather, Part II feature film

• Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
  
  Disc 3:

• The Godfather, Part III feature film

• Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
  
  Disc 4:

• Godfather World (HD)

• The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (HD)

• ... when the shooting stopped (HD)

• Emulsional Rescue-Revealing The Godfather (HD)

• The Godfather on the Red Carpet (HD)

• Four Short Films on The Godfather

  • The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II (HD)

  • Cannoli (HD)

  • Riffing on the Riffing (HD)

  • Clemenza (HD)

• The Family Tree

• Crime Organization Chart

• Connie and Carlo's Wedding Album

• Behind the Scenes

  • The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

  • On Location

  • Francis Coppola's Notebook

  • The Music of the Godfather

  • Coppola & Puzo on Screenwriting

  • Gordon Willis on Cinematography

  • Storyboards from The Godfather, Part II

  • Storyboards from The Godfather, Part III

  • The Godfather Behind the Scenes 1971

• The Filmmakers

  • Francis Ford Coppola

  • Mario Puzo

  • Gordon Willis

  • Dean Tavoularis

  • Nino Rota

  • Carmine Coppola

• Additional Scenes

• Acclaim & Response

• Trailers (HD)

• Photo Gallery

• Rogues' Gallery