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Godfather, The

American  
[thuh god-fah-ther] / ðə ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðər /

noun

  1. a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.


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Not “GoodFellas” or “The Godfather”? The choice is odd.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its holdings include the Paramount movie studio, known for the “Top Gun” and “Mission: Impossible” franchises and classics such as “The Godfather,” the Paramount+ streaming service, the CBS broadcast network and an array of cable brands such as MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon.

From The Wall Street Journal

And “The Godfather,” the No. 1 box office hit of 1972, plucked Keaton from stage obscurity to give the fledgling screen actor its crucial final shot, a close-up.

From Los Angeles Times

Diane Keaton, whose effortless naturalism made her a perfect foil to so many live-wire actors of the 1970s in movies such as “The Godfather,” “The Godfather Part II” and “Annie Hall,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times

Chase then referred to Al Pacino’s Oscar-nominated “The Godfather”/“The Godfather Part II” character: “Personally, for me, you have to understand this: To see Tony Soprano shake hands with Michael Corleone fritzed my mind up completely.”

From Los Angeles Times