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Imagine 'The Godfather' with a completely different cast? Could've happened

Robert Redford starred in a classic crime caper of the 1970s, The Sting, before Paramount Pictures considered him to play an Italian-American mafioso in The Godfather. Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images hide caption

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Imagine 'The Godfather' with a completely different cast? Could've happened

March 14, 2022 • Imagine Robert Redford or Ernest Borgnine as the Godfather. On the 50th anniversary of the film, the author of Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli describes the movie that could've been.

Imagine 'The Godfather' with a completely different cast? Could've happened

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