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The Godfather: References & Edit History

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  • Patricia Bauer
    Pat Bauer graduated from Ripon College in 1977 with a double major in Spanish and Theatre. She spent most of the next 42 years working as a copy editor and editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Article History

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Modified title of Web site: AFI Catalog - The Godfather (1972). Jun 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - The Godfather (1972). Apr 13, 2026
Added cross-references. Mar 11, 2026
Add new Web site: Arab Journals Platform - A Stylistic Analysis of Francis Ford Coppola’s trilogy Movie the Godfather (PDF). Jan 16, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - 'The Godfather' bridged old and new Hollywood to save American moviegoing. Sep 29, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Overnights - The Godfather. Jun 09, 2025
Added a slideshow of interesting facts about the movie. Mar 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - The Godfather and The Godfather Part II (PDF). Feb 07, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - 'The Godfather' bridged old and new Hollywood to save American moviegoing. Dec 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Filmsite - The Godfather (1972). Aug 17, 2024
Typo fixed. Jan 09, 2024
Article revised; cross-references added. Jan 09, 2024
Add new Web site: AFI Catalog - The Godfather (1972). Nov 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "The Godfather". Sep 04, 2023
Links added. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Filmsite - The Godfather (1972). May 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - The Godfather (1972). Apr 05, 2023
Add new Web site: AllMovie - The Godfather. Sep 15, 2017
New article added. May 16, 2017
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