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Rated: R; Genres: Crime, Drama, Epic; With: Marlon Brando and Al Pacino; Distributor: Paramount Pictures

By Peter Gerstenzang

The Godfather If washed-up singer Johnny Fontane (Al Martino) gets the part in that new war picture, it will put him ''right up on top again.'' Trouble is, the studio head (John Marley) won't budge. Luckily, Johnny's got a benevolent godfather (Marlon Brando) and a consigliere (Robert Duvall) who knows how to speak Hollywoodese. So does Johnny get the role? Does a horse's head fit in a bed? A

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Posted Feb 25, 2000

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