Synopsis

Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo crafted the screenplay for "The Godfather," but Al Ruddy and Bettye McCartt faced a mounting tide of resistance. This opposition came from unexpected quarters: figures like Frank Sinatra, the Los Angeles gangster Mickey Cohen, and the Italian-American Civil Rights League, spearheaded by Colombo. Simultaneously, Robert Evans and Barry Lapidus of Gulf & Western clashed over the artistic future of Paramount Pictures.