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Several additional scenes not shown in theaters were added to both films (Note: * means they were exclusive to The Godfather Saga)

The HBO version known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901-1959 has had of the removed scenes restored, giving it a runtime of 423 minutes. The Godfather 1901-1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386 minute version of The Godfather Saga (which is 434 minutes) that was released to video in 1981. The Godfather 1901-1959: The Complete Epic

It marked the first time the Saga was broadcast in high definition. On March 3, 2012, the American cable television channel AMC marked the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of The Godfather by re-broadcasting The Godfather Saga. The previously unseen footage / deleted scenes totaled almost 75 minutes. The television film incorporated additional footage not included in the original films, including Don Fanucci being attacked by street thugs, Vito Corleone's first encounter with Hyman Roth, Vito killing two of the thugs who worked for Don Ciccio and were instrumental in his family's death, Michael's reunion with his father after his return from Sicily, and Sonny taking charge of the family after his father is severely wounded. Malkin also toned down the violence, sex and language for a television audience.

The Godfather Part II had cut back and forth between scenes in the early 1900s and contemporary scenes, and bracketed the period of The Godfather. The resulting film was in chronological order.