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S01E02 Warning Shots

Title: Cautionary Measures Plot: As Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo collaborate on the screenplay, Al Ruddy and Bettye McCartt face increasing resistance to “The Godfather” from figures like Frank Sinatra, LA mobster Mickey Cohen, and the Colombo-led Italian-American Civil Rights League. Simultaneously, Robert Evans finds himself in a heated clash with Barry Lapidus of Gulf & Western over the artistic vision for Paramount Pictures.