“The Godfather,” which turns 50 this year, is easily the most famous mafia movie of all time. Yet the word “mafia” isn’t said once in the nearly-three hour long film. That wasn’t by accident. The omission of the word was just one of a host of concessions that the film’s producers had to make to the actual mafia in order to get the movie made. “How these two titanic forces came together is one of the most astounding stories in the annals of film,” writes author Mark Seal in his book “Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli.”
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