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For 50 Years ‘The Godfather’ Has Sold Us a Beautiful Lie
POISON AT THE SOURCE
As Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece hits the half-century mark, it’s time we stared a little harder at the men the film celebrates. Because heroes they’re not.
Ronald K. Fried
Published
Mar. 20 2022
5:02AM EDT
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty
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