Watch The Godfather On YouTube? Yesterday You Could…But Not Anymore

Fans of The Godfather had a pleasant surprise yesterday when word spread that The Godfather, in all its 2 hour and 57 minute glory was available to watch on YouTube, for free! Alas, less than 24 hours after it appeared, The Godfather was gone or, in other words, it now sleeps with the fishes.

Fans of The Godfather had a pleasant surprise yesterday when word spread that The Godfather, in all its 2 hour and 57 minute glory was available to watch on YouTube, for free!  Alas, less than 24 hours after it appeared, The Godfather was gone or, in other words, it now sleeps with the fishes.  What the heck happened?  Read on to find out.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Sony Pictures issued the following statement:

“On Wednesday, August 24 reports surfaced alleging that Sony Pictures UK has posted a copy of The Godfather to a YouTube account ‘SonyPicturesUK.’ 

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