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Description: No scene in The Godfather is more famous, editing-wise, than the baptism scene—the film's bravura climax. This scene utilises the editing technique known as cross-cutting, or parallel editing. In parallel editing, two or more scenes are woven together.nnFrancis Ford Coppola film Edited by Peter Zinner and William Reynolds.nnThe film culminates with a parallel sequence showing both the baptism of Michael’s godson, and the executions of the remaining 5 dons of New York. nTime is compressed to
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