Robert De Niro's Failed 'Godfather' Audition Will Be The Best 24 Seconds Of Your Day

Robert De Niro's Failed 'Godfather' Audition Will Be The Best 24 Seconds Of Your Day

Behold: Robert De Niro, not even 30 years old, twirling around as he auditions for the part of Sonny in "The Godfather." He's got the wardrobe down, but -- as various Redditors have noted -- De Niro seems a bit too confident to play the unpolished mobster who James Caan was eventually chosen to portray. Despite the setback, it all worked out: if De Niro had nailed the audition, he would never played young Vito Corleone in "The Godfather Part II," a role that earned De Niro his first Oscar.

Watch below, along with the actual scene from the finished film.

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