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"Ruddy also agreed that the script wouldn’t include “Cosa Nostra,” another name for the mafia"

• james-imitative 7y ago
  Really? How bizarre.
• tomnj 7y ago
  Also mentioned in godfather part 2: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&t=4m26s&v=L6DkVsssnmQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&t=4m26s&v=L6DkV...
  • aguyfromnb 7y ago
    From the article: "So Paramount agreed and [the League] thought it’d won this great victory despite the fact there was only one use of ‘mafia’ in the script.”
• wool_gather 7y ago
  Although Corleone does greet Barzini right at the beginning, at Connie/Carlo's wedding, by saying "Benvenuto a casa nostra" -- "Welcome to our house" -- which I always figured was a mild pun of sorts on the writers' parts.