The hit was engineered by Emilio Barzini after Carlo, angered at the loss of his income and at the fact that Sonny had beaten him, helped set it up. Shortly afterward, Barzini got word that Michael was hiding in his father's hometown of Corleone, Sicily.

Who put the hit on Michael in Sicily?

He then flees to Sicily, where he falls in love with Simonetta Stefanelli's Apollonia. Tragically, she's later killed in a car bomb planted by Michael's bodyguard Fabrizio (Angelo Infanti), who betrayed him to his enemies.

Who ordered the shooting of Michael Corleone?

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Roth secretly plans to assassinate Michael, partly to avenge Moe Greene's murder (as depicted in The Godfather). Roth instructs Ola to befriend Michael's brother Fredo, who provides Ola (and Roth) information about Michael that enables them to make an attempt on his life.

Did Frank Pentangeli betray Michael?

A rift grows between Pentangeli and Michael, however, that eventually results in Pentangeli betraying the family. Pentangeli's character was created in The Godfather Part II by Coppola and Puzo due to actor Richard Castellano not reprising his role as Clemenza in the sequel.

Why did Fabrizio betray Michael?

Why did Fabrizio betray Michael? He betrayed Michael for passage to America and enough money to start a small pizza place in Upstate New York. The scenes that Coppola shot for the movie were somewhat different. In the book, Fabrizio was killed at the same time Michael was taking care of Barzini and Tattalia.

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How was Fabrizio killed in The Godfather?

After Michael and Kay are dancing in the communion party, we see Fabrizio ("Fred Vincent"), leaving his pizzeria in Buffalo, New York, and starting his car, at which point a previously planted car bomb explodes. He stumbles out of the car, then dies. This was Michael's vengeance upon Fabrizio for killing Apollonia.

Who was Fabrizio working for The Godfather?

He was born on 16 February 1939 in Zagarolo, Italy. He died on 12 October 2010 in Tivoli, Italy due to cardiac arrest. Infanti is best known to non-Italian audiences as Fabrizio in The Godfather. Fabrizio was a bodyguard to Michael Corleone who was hiding in Sicily.

Did Michael try to have Pentangeli killed?

The quick answer is that Michael never did try to kill his own capo regime, Frank Pentangeli.

Why did Michael have Fredo killed?

After telling Michael that he has never met Ola, Fredo later carelessly tells Geary that he had been to a nightclub with Ola. Michael overhears the conversation and realizes that Fredo betrayed him to Roth. He confronts Fredo, delivering the kiss of death.

Why did Don Altobello betray Michael?

Don Osvaldo Altobello wanted to eliminate Michael Corleone because his old friend and ally was severing ties with him and other Mafia dons and going into the legitimate world, and it was perhaps out of a combination of jealousy and greed, that he conspired with Joey Zasa and corrupt politician Licio Lucchesi to foil ...

Was Apollonia the love of Michael's life?

The Godfather's Michael Corleone may have loved many things, but his first wife Apollonia wasn't one of them. The pair were wed in Sicily in the mid-stages of the groundbreaking 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film, not long after Michael took refuge there after murdering police captain McCluskey and Virgil Sollozzo.

Who killed Mary Corleone?

Toward the end of the film, Michael names Vincent as his successor, on condition that he break off his relationship with Mary. After her brother's debut concert, the assassin Mosca tries to kill Michael. One bullet grazes Michael's shoulder, but the other accidentally hits Mary in the chest, fatally wounding her.

Did Kay know about Apollonia?

Kay did not know. In the Movie, Michael tracks Kay down after he has been back for several years. In the movie Kay does not know. In the book Kay does not know.

Why does Michael still have a black eye in Sicily?

The punch to Michael's face broke his cheek bone which gave him a permanent black eye (and caused his sinuses to continually run - hence the use of a handkerchief all the time) until he got back to America and had surgery to fix it (Freddie says, "that doctor did a good job.")

Who was Hyman Roth based on?

Hyman Roth is based on real casino mogul Meyer Lansky.

Hyman Roth, played in The Godfather: Part II by actor Lee Strasberg, was based on real-life mobster Meyer Lansky.

Was Fredo Corleone autistic?

No, Fredo Corleone was not intellectually and socially deficient in the movie The Godfather. He was simply not as smart or as savvy as his brothers Michael and Sonny. This is evident early on in the movie when he gets caught up in a scam with Johnny Ola that nearly costs Michael his life.

What is the famous line from The Godfather?

For those still unaware, the Francis Ford Coppola film is an adaptation of Mario Puzo's classic novel from 1969. This version of the popular phrase/cliché, "revenge is a dish best served cold," was uttered in the novel by Vito Corleone, when talking to Michael about avenging some recent deaths within his family.

Does Connie know Michael killed Fredo?

Yes. The way she reminded Michael that poor Fredo had drowned seemed to make it clear she was telling him she knew. It was her speech, manner, and inflection that inferred the truth. A woman who had become as astute and clever as Connie wouldn't just make an idle comment such as that.

Why was Moe Greene killed?

At the end of the film, Michael has Greene killed as part of his slaughter of the Corleone family's enemies. Neri surprises Greene while he is getting a massage and shoots him through the eye. This allows Greene's casinos to become property of the Corleone family.

Why did Michael bring Pentangeli's brother?

The Corleone family brought Frankie's brother over for a few reasons: embarrass him and also to provide a thinly-veiled threat to either his brother or Frankie's family which lived back in Sicily. To shame the Pentangeli name. Remind him he was breaking omertà

Why did Pentangeli not testify?

The reason Frank Pentangeli contradicted his sworn testimony before Congress was exactly because his older brother, Vincenzo, had come from Sicily to attend the hearing.

Who killed Sonny Corleone?

At the Long Beach Causeway toll plaza, Barzini's men trap Sonny and shoot him to death. During a meeting with the other crime family dons to establish peace, Vito realizes that Barzini masterminded Sonny's murder. After Michael returns from Sicily, he assumes Sonny's place as Vito's heir apparent.

Who was Michael Corleone's right hand man?

The novel and first film, set in 1945–1955, portray Hagen aiding Vito and Michael in warring against the other ruling New York Mafia families. In The Godfather Part II, set in 1958–1960, Hagen serves as Michael's right-hand man during his power struggle with Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg).

Who was the first choice to play Michael Corleone in The Godfather?

When Francis Ford Coppola and Paramount Pictures set out to cast the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather, they had a disagreement. The studio wanted Robert Redford, Warren Beatty or Ryan O'Neal.