Today, most members of the filmmaking community recognize The Godfather as one of the greatest films of all time. Still, one of the entertainment industry's biggest stars, Frank Sinatra, did not initially share that opinion. Following The Godfather novel's massive popularity, Sinatra developed a grudge against the story due to one character: Johnny Fontane. The distaste that the star had for the novel's alleged commentary on the star became so severe that Sinatra and The Godfather author and screenwriter even had a public confrontation at a restaurant, taking place while development on the feature film adaptation was beginning. It is a contentious character whose history and inspiration are still debated and disputed by film scholars to this day, given the character's uncanny similarities to Frank Sinatra (as well as to Sinatra "Rat Pack" co-member Dean Martin).
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