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[BELL TOLLING DISTANTLY]

[FUNERAL MARCH PLAYING]

[GUN FIRING]

[GIRL SCREAMING]

[GUNSHOTS ECHOING]

[EXCLAIMING IN ITALIAN]

[PEOPLE SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]

They'’ve killed the boy! They'’ve killed young Paolo!

[WOMAN SHRIEKING]

They'’ve killed your son Paolo!

Murderers! Murderers!

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

My son...

[SOBBING]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

All my respect, Don Ciccio.

You killed my husband because he wouldn'’t give in to you.

And his oldest son Paolo...

...because he swore revenge.

But Vito is only nine. And dumb-witted.

He never speaks.

It'’s not his words I'’m afraid of.

[CICCIO LAUGHING]

He'’s weak. He couldn'’t hurt anyone.

[CICCIO SPEAKING ITALIAN]

But when he grows, he'’ll grow strong.

Don'’t worry. This little boy can'’t do a thing to you.

When he'’s a man, he'll come for revenge.

I beg you, Don Ciccio, spare my only son.

He'’s all I have left.

I swear to God he'’ll never do you any harm. Spare him!

No.

[IN ITALIAN]

Move and I'’ll kill him!

Run, Vito!

Run away!

Kill him!

Any family who hides the boy Vito Andolini will regret it!

You understand?

Will regret badly!

Anybody who hides the boy Vito Andolini is in for trouble!

[CHURCH BELL TOLLING]

Quick!

Beware!

Vito, we'’re praying for you!

If anyone is hiding the boy Vito Andolini...

...turn him over to us.

Don Ciccio will thank you for it!

It'’ll be better for the boy, and better for you!

Any family who hides the boy Vito Andolini will regret it!

We'’ve arrived!

Nurse.

[BAWLING]

Money?

[PEOPLE CHATTERING IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES]

Interpreter!

OFFICER: Where are you from?

What is your name? Maria.

What is your name?

Come on, son. What is your name?

Your name.

MAN: Vito Andolini from Corleone.

Corleone. Vito Corleone.

Okay, over there.

Next.

Your name?

Tell him he has smallpox. Quarantine three months.

MAN: Vito Corleone!

Vito Corleone!

Here he is. This is him.

[DOOR SLAMMING]

[GULLS CAWING]

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[CHURCH ORGAN PLAYING]

[PRIEST RECITING IN LATIN]

[SPEAKING LATIN]

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

MAN: Did you bring the car keys?

WOMAN: Laurie! Laurie!

[GUESTS APPLAUDING]

[BAND RESUMES PLAYING MUSIC]

Mama!

Oh! Mama!

[SIGHS]

Look who'’s here.

Ah! Father Carmelo. Connie, how are you?

This is Father Carmelo.

I'’m Merle Johnson. Pleased to meet you.

Mama!

Here I am.

Constanzia, finalmente, after one week?

I sent the car to the airport last week to pick you up. Oh.

It was chaos. Anyway, here I am, just one week late.

Oh! And this is for my mama!

What is this? You remember Merle, don'’t you?

Hello, Mama. Hello. How are you? Thank you.

Where'’s Michael? I'’ve got to talk to him

and get a few things straight and I can'’t wait on line.

You go see your children first.

And then you worry about waiting on line to see your brother.

Like everybody else.

[CEREMONIAL MUSIC PLAYING]

CONDUCTOR: [ON MICROPHONE] Ladies and gentlemen...

CICCI: Frank, wake up.

CONDUCTOR: A most distinguished guest would like to say a few words.

Would you please welcome Senator Pat Geary of the State of Nevada.

[GUESTS APPLAUDING] And there is Mrs. Geary.

GEARY: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

This is a very, very happy day

for me and, uh, my wife Mrs. Geary.

We see Nevada far too seldom.

But particularly today when we can...

We can join with old friends, we can make new friends

and we help celebrate a young man'’s first Communion.

And also to thank that boy'’s family

for a magnificent contribution to the State.

I have here in my hand a check

made out to the university

and it is a magnificent endowment in the name of...

[PEOPLE APPLAUDING] Uh...

[MISPRONOUNCING] Anthony Vito Corleone.

And the check is signed by that young man'’s parents

whom I think we should recognize.

Mike, Pat, uh, Kay, stand up, please.

Stand up. Let the folks see you!

Folks, I want you to join with me

in giving a real Nevada "Thank you" [DRUMROLL]

to Mr. And Mrs. Michael Corleone!

[INAUDIBLE]

We also have, as a special added attraction,

the Sierra Boys Choir

who have chosen a certain special song and a special arrangement

to honor their host, Mr. Michael Corleone.

Boys.

[PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHOIR SINGING]

PHOTOGRAPHER: The plaque.

Okay, fellows, did you get that one?

Okay, that'’s good.

Now, Senator, just you and Mrs. Corleone.

This is my lawyer Tom Hagen, Senator Geary.

He'’s the one who arranged this whole thing through your man Turnbull.

Yes, yes.

Sit down.

Well, I was under the impression that you and I would talk alone.

I trust these men with my life, Senator.

If I were to ask them to leave, it would be an insult.

Well, it'’s perfectly all right with me

but I should tell you that I am a blunt man and I intend to speak

very frankly to you.

Maybe more frankly

than anyone in my position has ever talked to you before.

The Corleone family has done very well here in Nevada.

You own, or control, two major hotels in Vegas

and one in Reno.

The licenses were grandfathered in,

so there was no problem with the Gaming Commission.

Now my sources tell me

that you plan to make a move against the Tropigala.

They tell me that within a week,

you'’re going to move Klingman out.

That'’s quite an expansion.

However, it will leave you with one little technical problem.

[GULPS]

The license will still be in Klingman'’s name.

Turnbull is a good man.

Yeah, well, let'’s cut out the bullshit.

I don'’t want to spend more time here than I have to.

You can have the license.

The price is $250,000.

Plus a monthly payment of five percent of the gross

of all four hotels, Mr., uh,

[EMPHASIZES ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION] Corleone.

Now the price for the license

is less than $20,000, am I right?

GEARY: That'’s right.

Now why would I ever consider paying more than that?

Because I intend to squeeze you.

I don'’t like your kind of people.

I don'’t like to see you come out to this clean country in your oily hair

dressed up in those silk suits,

trying to pass yourselves off as decent Americans.

I'’ll do business with you, but the fact is that

I despise your masquerade,

the dishonest way you pose yourself.

Yourself and your whole fucking family.

Senator,

we'’re both part of the same hypocrisy.

But never think it applies to my family.

[DISMISSIVELY] All right, all right.

Some people have to play little games.

You play yours.

So let'’s just say that you'’ll pay me because it's in your interest to pay me.

But I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow.

And one more thing.

Don'’t you contact me again, ever.

From now on you deal with Turnbull.

Open that door, son.

Senator, you can have my answer now if you like.

My offer is this...

Nothing.

Not even the fee for the gaming license,

which I would appreciate if you would put up personally.

[CHUCKLING]

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

Ladies! I didn'’t know you were out here.

Honey, we have to go. We'’re 30 minutes late.

KAY: Oh, really? I'’m sorry.

GEARY: Mrs. Corleone, it'’s been delightful. Thank you. KAY: Oh, no...

It was our pleasure. Thank you so much, it was wonderful talking with you.

[MUSIC PLAYING] [INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Fredo! Fredo, you son of a bitch, you look great!

Frank Pentangeli!

I thought you was never coming out west, you big bum!

I'’ve got to check on my boys.

Hey, Fredo, what'’s with the food around here? What'’s the matter?

A kid comes up to me in a white jacket,

gives me a Ritz cracker with chopped liver and says, "canapes."

I said, "Can of peas, my ass. That'’s a Ritz cracker and chopped liver!"

[LAUGHING]

Bring out the peppers and sardines!

Oh, seeing you reminds me of New York, the old days!

Hey, Fredo,

you remember, uh, Willi Cicci, who was with old man Clemenza in Brooklyn?

Yeah, look here...

We were all upset about that, Frankie. Heart attack, huh?

No, no, that was no heart attack.

That'’s... That's what I'’m here to see your brother Mike about.

But what'’s with him?

What do you mean?

I mean, what do I got to do,

do I have to get a letter of introduction to get a sit-down?

You... You can'’t get in to see Mike?

He'’s got me waiting in a lobby!

Johnny Ola.

Al Neri.

Do you know my lawyer Tom Hagen? Johnny Ola... Sure...

I remember Tom from the old days.

Rocco.

What'’s this?

It'’s an orange from Miami.

Why don'’t you take care of Johnny'’s men?

They look like they might be hungry.

Johnny?

Tom isn'’t gonna sit in with us, Johnny.

He only handles specific areas of the family business. Tom...

Sure, Mike.

What are you drinking, Johnny?

Anisette.

If you need anything, Mike, I'’ll be outside, all right?

MICHAEL: Just tell Rocco we'’re waiting, Tom.

JOHNNY: I just left, uh, Mr. Roth in Miami.

MICHAEL: How is his health?

JOHNNY: Ah, it'’s not good. [SIGHS]

MICHAEL: Is there anything I can do, anything I can send?

JOHNNY: He appreciates your concern, Michael, and your respect.

That casino you are interested in...

The registered owners are Jacob Lawrence, Allan Barclay.

Both Beverly Hills attorneys.

The real owners are the old Lakeville Road group from Cleveland

and our friend in Miami.

Meyer Klingman runs the store.

He owns a piece of it too, he does all right.

But I'’ve been instructed to tell you

that if you move Klingman out, our friend in Miami will go along.

It'’s very kind of him.

You tell him it'’s greatly appreciated.

Hyman Roth always makes money for his partners.

One by one, our old friends are gone.

Death, natural or not,

prison, deported...

Hyman Roth is the only one left,

because he always made money for his partners.

[GRUNTS]

I can'’t believe it! Out of 30 professional musicians

there isn'’t one Italian in, in the group here.

Come on. Let'’s have a tarantella! Come on...

[VOCALIZING]

[PIANO PLAYING]

You! Up! Clarinet up, up, up!

[HUMMING TARANTELLA]

This arm!

[HUMMING]

This arm!

[PLAYING POP! GOES THE WEASEL]

[PEOPLE LAUGHING] What the hell have we here?

[GUESTS APPLAUDING]

I'’ll see my sister alone.

It concerns me too. Is it okay if I stay?

How are you, honey? You'’ve met Merle, he was with me in Vegas.

I saw him with you.

Could I have a drink or something?

Boy...

Al, would you please get him a drink!

We'’re going to Europe next week. I'’d like to book passage on The Queen.

So what do you come to me for? Why don'’t you go to a travel agent?

We'’re getting married first.

The ink on your divorce isn'’t dry yet, and you'’re getting married?

You see your children on weekends.

You know your oldest boy, Victor, was picked up in Reno

for some petty theft you don'’t even know about. Michael!

You fly around the world with men who don'’t care for you and use you like a whore.

You'’re not my father!

Then what do you come to me for?

'’Cause I need money.

Connie, Connie, Connie, Connie, Connie, Connie...

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

I want to be reasonable with you.

Now why don'’t you stay here with us, with the family?

You can live here on the estate with your kids.

You won'’t be deprived of anything.

You can have everything you want.

I don'’t know this Merle. I don'’t know what he does.

I don'’t know what he lives on.

Now why don'’t you tell him that marriage is out of the question,

and you don'’t want to see him any more.

He'’ll understand, believe me.

[EXHALES FORCEFULLY]

Connie.

If you don'’t listen to me

and marry this man...

You'’ll disappoint me.

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING OVER P.A.]

WOMAN: Famiglia!

ALL: Cent'’ anni!

What'’s "Chen dannay"?

"Cent'’ anni". It means 100 years.

It means we should all live happily for 100 years. The family.

It would be true if my father were alive.

MAMA CORLEONE: Connie.

Hey...

Merle, you'’ve met my sister-in-law, Deanna.

Fredo'’s wife. My pleasure.

How do you do?

With all respect, I didn'’t come here to eat dinner!

I know, I know.

Well...

[BAND PLAYING MUSIC]

[INAUDIBLE]

[DRUNKENLY] What'’s the matter? I just... I just want to dance!

Dancing is one thing. You'’re falling all over the floor.

DEANNA: Oh, I know what'’s the matter with you.

You'’re just jealous because he'’s a real man!

I swear to God, Deanna, I'’m going to belt you right in the teeth.

Ah! You couldn'’t belt your mama!

You know something...

These Dagos are crazy when it comes to their wives.

Michael says that if you can'’t take care of this,

I have to.

I think you'’d better.

DEANNA: Never marry a Wop.

They treat their wives like shit!

I didn'’t mean to say Wop.

[SCREAMS] Don'’t! Rocco!

What are you doing to me, you big slob? Help!

Fredo!

I can'’t control her, Mikey.

You'’re my brother, Fredo, you don'’t have to apologize to me.

Clemenza promised the Rosato brothers three territories in the Bronx after he died.

You took over and you didn'’t give it to them.

I welched. MICHAEL: You welched.

Yeah. Clemenza promised them lu cazzo.

Clemenza promised them nothing.

He hated those son of a bitches more than I do.

Frankie, they feel cheated.

Michael, you'’re sitting high up in the Sierra mountains. And you'’re drinking, uh...

What'’s he drinking?

Champagne.Champagne. Champagne cocktails.

And passing judgment on how I run my family.

Your family?

Your family'’s still called Corleone.

And you'’ll run it like a Corleone.

My family doesn'’t eat here, doesn'’t eat in Las Vegas...

...and doesn'’t eat in Miami...

...with Hyman Roth!

You'’re a good old man

and I like you.

You were loyal to my father for years.

The Rosato brothers, they'’re taking hostages.

And Mike, they spit right in my face,

all because they'’re backed up by that Jew in Miami.

I know. That'’s why I don't want them touched.

You don'’t want '’em touched? No.

I want you to be fair with them.

You want me to be fair with them?

[LAUGHS] How can you be fair to animals?

Tom, for Crissakes, listen. They recruit spics, they recruit niggers.

They do violence in their, in their grandmothers'’ neighborhoods!

And I tell you, everything with them is whores! Whores!

And junk, dope!

And they leave the gambling to last.

I want to run my family without you on my back.

And I want those Rosato brothers dead!

No.

Dead.

Now I have business that'’s important with Hyman Roth.

I don'’t want it disturbed.

And you give your loyalty to a Jew before your own blood.

Come on, Frankie,

you know my father did business with Hyman Roth. He respected him.

Your father did business with Hyman Roth, your father respected Hyman Roth,

but your father never trusted Hyman Roth

or his Sicilian messenger boy, Johnny Ola.

[SPEAKS ITALIAN]

You'’ll have to excuse me. I'’m tired, and I'’m a little drunk!

[IN ENGLISH] I want everybody here to know,

there'’s not going to be no trouble from me!

Don Corleone. [IN ITALIAN]

Cicci, the door...

[DOOR SLAMMING]

[SIGHS]

You want him to leave now?

Let him go back to New York.

I'’ve already made my plans.

The old man had too much wine.

It'’s late.

[BAND PLAYING MUSIC]

How'’s the baby?

Sleeping inside me.

Does it feel like a boy?

Yes. Yes, it does, Michael.

Kay? Hmm?

I'’m sorry about all the people today.

Bad timing.

It couldn'’t be helped, though.

It made me think of what you once told me.

"In five years the Corleone family

"will be completely legitimate."

That was seven years ago.

I know. I'’m trying, darling.

Did you see this?

Mmm-hmm.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Michael, why are the drapes open?

[GUN FIRING]

[GUNFIRE STOPS]

[SHATTERED GLASS TINKLING]

[MICHAEL PANTING]

Kay, are you all right?

Are you hit?

[PANTING] No.

[SOOTHINGLY] It'’s over. It's over.

[ALARM RINGING]

MAN: Stop! Stop!

Halt!

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[DOGS BARKING]

They'’re still on the property.

Please, Michael. Please stay inside.

Keep them alive. We'’ll try.

Rocco! Alive!

Stay by the door.

[ALL CLAMORING]

[DOGS BARKING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[EXHALES SLOWLY]

[MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Yeah, come in.

Mikey, are you all right?

Yeah. Yeah?

There'’s a lot I can'’t tell you, Tom.

And I know that'’s upset you in the past.

A little. Yeah.

You felt it was because of some lack of trust or confidence.

But it'’s, it's because I admire you and love you

that I kept things secret from you.

That'’s why at his moment you'’re the only one I completely trust.

Fredo?

Well, he'’s got a good heart.

But he'’s weak and he'’s stupid,

and this is life and death.

Tom, you'’re my brother.

[SIGHS]

[VOICE TREMBLING] I always wanted to be thought of as a brother by you, Mikey.

A real brother.

I know that.

You'’re going to take over.

You'’re going to be the Don.

If what I think has happened, has happened,

I'’m gonna leave here tonight.

I give you complete power, Tom.

Over Fredo and his men. Rocco, Neri, everyone.

I'’m trusting you with the lives of my wife and my children,

the future of this family.

If we catch these guys, do you think we'’ll be able to find out who'’s back of all this?

MICHAEL: We'’re not gonna catch them.

Unless I'’m very wrong, they'’re dead already.

They were killed by somebody close to us.

Inside.

Very, very frightened that they botched it.

What about your people Rocco and Neri?

You don'’t think that they had something to do with this.

You see...

All our people are businessmen.

Their loyalty is based on that.

One thing I learned from Pop

was to try to think as people around you think.

Now, on that basis, anything is possible.

[SCREAMING]

Mike, they'’re dead! Right out my window!

I want to get out of here. They'’re lying there dead!

[SCREAMING]

[DOGS BARKING]

MAN: Over here! There'’s two of them.

Looks like they were hired out of New York. I don'’t recognize them.

You won'’t get anything out of them now.

Fish them out.

All right. Get rid of the bodies.

Where'’s Mike?

Rocco.

[WHISPERING] Anthony,

everything is going to be all right. Try to sleep.

Did you like your party?

I got lots of presents.

MICHAEL: I know.

Did you like them?

Yeah. I didn'’t know the people who gave them to me.

Hmm. Well, they were friends.

Did you see my present for you?

It was on my pillow.

Anthony, I'’m going to be leaving very early tomorrow.

Will you take me?

No, I can'’t, Anthony.

Why do you have to go?

Because I have to do business.

I could help you.

I know.

Someday you will.

Get some sleep. Hmm?

[COOING]

[ALL SINGING IN ITALIAN]

[IN ITALIAN]

She'’s really beautiful. You'’ve got to see her.

[MAN WOLF-WHISTLING]

[CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]

Wait till you see her. Words can'’t describe her.

[BAND PLAYING MUSIC]

[IN ITALIAN]

I left Naples. I left Mama.

For a no-good tramp!

Now here I am in America, in New York.

Alone! Thinking of my mother.

Without news from home.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[CHUCKLES]

Peppino! A letter for you!

Finally, a letter from Naples!

Vito, how do you like my little angel? Isn'’t she beautiful?

She'’s very beautiful.

To you, she'’s beautiful. For me, there'’s only my wife and son.

Our dear mother

is dead!

[AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING]

Mamma! Mamma mia!

[SOBBING] [BAND PLAYS MUSIC]

[SINGING IN ITALIAN]

We'’ll take her to eat later.

We'’ll go backstage later and take her to eat.

Sit down, you bum!

Oh, excuse me, Don Fanucci.

We'’ll go see her backstage.

Who was that?

The Black Hand.

[GASPS]

Let'’s go!

[IN ENGLISH] Let'’s go see her backstage.

Excuse me.

That'’s Fanucci... the Black Hand.

We'’ll talk about it tomorrow.

Tomorrow! Always tomorrow!

You'’ll pay me today!

[GASPING]

[PROTESTING]

How beautiful!

Let'’s go.

Not my daughter! Let her go!

Here, take all my money!

[IN ENGLISH] Vito, come on.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

I know what you'’re thinking. But you don'’t know how things are.

Fanucci'’s with the Black Hand. The whole neighborhood pays him.

Even my father, in the grocery store.

If he'’s Italian...

...why does he bother other Italians?

He knows they have nobody to protect them.

Forget that. Did you like my angel?

If you'’re happy, I'm happy.

[IN ITALIAN]

Don'’t you feel well?

Is your boss treating you all right?

Forget it.

[MAN BECKONING]

MAN: Hey, you speak Italian?

[CLEMENZA SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

Hide this for me!

Next week I'’ll come and get it!

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Abbandando, meet my nephew!

How'’s business?

[MUTTERS]

[CASH REGISTER BELL DINGS]

[LAUGHING]

It'’s good, it's good.

Thank God...

Fanucci'’s mad. Says the neighborhood'’s getting sloppy.

People don'’t pay on time, don'’t pay the full amount.

Says he'’s been too nice to everyone.

So Fanucci'’s changing?

Sure. He wants double from everybody.

Even from my father.

I'’m a friend, right? So you'll let him work here?

I thank you.

Vito, come here.

I'’ve got some bad news.

I feel rotten about telling you this...

But Fanucci... he'’s got a nephew...

[MUTTERING]

And you have to give him my job.

You'’ve always been good to me, ever since I came here.

You looked after me like a father.

I thank you.

And I won'’t forget it.

MAN: Vito!

Oh, no, no! No.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Take this to your family.

Thanks anyway. But please, I can'’t accept.

[SPEAKS ITALIAN]

What a nice pear!

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

I'’m Clemenza, you still have my goods?

Did you look inside?

I'’m not interested in things that don'’t concern me.

A friend of mine has a nice rug. Maybe your wife would like it.

Sure she would. But who has money for a rug?

It would be a present. I know how to return a favor.

[IN ENGLISH] Yeah, sure.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

My wife would like it.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Let'’s go, Vito!

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

That son of a bitch! He isn'’t home!

Damn, he didn'’t even leave the key.

Well, he won'’t mind.

[DOOR OPENS]

[IN ENGLISH] Come on in.

Hey, Vito, come on in!

He is a friend.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

This is your friend'’s place?

Yes, sure.

This is a real palace.

One of the best.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Vito, give me a hand, will you?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Shut up!

[DOORBELL CHIMING]

[SINGING SOFTLY IN ITALIAN]

[BABY CRYING]

[CONTINUES CRYING]

Look how pretty it is, Santino!

[SOBBING]

[TRAIN HORN BLOWING]

MRS. ROTH: [IN ENGLISH] Come on in.

It'’s all right. Come on. Hyman'’s in there.

I was just making some lunch...

Would you like a tuna sandwich?

Uh, no, thank you.

[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON TV]

MAN: [ON TV] ...pick up of two by Holden. Second and eight for S.C...

MICHAEL: Mr. Roth?

Come in, Michael. [CLEARS THROAT]

Sit down, make yourself comfortable.

It'’s almost over.

Do you follow the football game?

Not for a while I haven'’t.

I enjoy watching football in the afternoon.

One of the things I love about this country.

Baseball too.

I love baseball...

Ever since Arnold Rothstein fixed the World Series in 1919.

[ROTH CHUCKLING]

I heard you had some trouble.

Stupid.

People behaving like that with guns.

The important thing is you'’re all right.

Good health is the most important thing.

More than success, more than money.

More than power.

[OBJECTS CLATTERING]

[RAISES TV VOLUME]

[CLEARS THROAT]

[SOFTLY] I came here because there'’s going to be more bloodshed.

I want you to know about it before it happens

so that there'’s no danger of starting another war.

Nobody wants another war.

Frank Pentangeli came to my home and he asked my permission

to get rid of the Rosato brothers.

When I refused he tried to have me killed.

He was stupid, I was lucky.

I'’ll visit him soon.

The important thing is that nothing

interferes with our plans for the future. Yours and mine.

Nothing is more important.

You'’re a wise and considerate young man.

And you'’re a great man, Mr. Roth.

There'’s much I can learn from you.

Whatever I can do to help, Michael.

MRS. ROTH: Excuse me. Lunch.

Come in.

Thank you, my dear.

Honey Bunny, you'’re going to break your eardrums.

[LOWERS TV VOLUME] Enjoy it.

ROTH: Thank you.

[DOOR CLOSES]

You'’re young, I'’m old and sick.

What we'’ll do together in the next few months

will make history, Michael.

History. It'’s never been done before.

Not even your father would dream

that such a thing could be possible.

Then Pentangeli is a dead man.

You don'’t object?

He'’s small potatoes.

MAN: Hey, Cicc'’!

What'’s up?

We got company, huh?

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Michael Corleone is here.

He'’s in your den. You better hurry.

He'’s been waiting a half hour.

Is something wrong?

Don Corleone.

I... I wish you would have let me know you were coming.

I could have prepared something for you.

I didn'’t want you to know I was coming.

[DOORS CLOSING]

You heard what happened in my home?

Mike, I almost died myself, we was all so relieved...

In my home!

In my bedroom where my wife sleeps!

Where my children come and play with their toys.

In my home.

I want you to help me take my revenge.

Michael, anything. What can I do?

Settle these troubles with the Rosato brothers.

Mike, I don'’t understand. I don'’t...

Look, I don'’t have your brain for big deals.

But this is a street thing.

That Hyman Roth in Miami. That...

He'’s backing up those son of a bitches.

I know he is.

Then why... Why do you ask me to lay down to them, Mike?

It was Hyman Roth that tried to have me killed.

I know it was him.

Jesus Christ, Mike.

Jesus Christ, look, let'’s get them all.

Let'’s get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.

[SIGHS]

This used to be my father'’s old study.

It'’s changed.

I remember there used to be a big desk here.

I remember when I was a kid, Frankie.

We had to be quiet when we played near here.

I was very happy that this house never went to strangers.

First Clemenza took it over.

Now you.

My father taught me many things here.

He taught me in this room.

He taught me, "Keep your friends close,

"but your enemies closer."

Now if Hyman Roth sees that I interceded in this thing,

in the Rosato brothers'’ favor,

he'’s gonna think his relationship with me is still good.

You understand?

[IN ENGLISH] That'’s what I want him to think.

I want him completely relaxed and confident in our friendship.

Then I'’ll be able to find out who the traitor in my family was.

[PHONE RINGING]

[PHONE CONTINUES RINGING]

[HANDSET CLATTERING]

Yeah?

JOHNNY: [OVER PHONE] Fredo, this is Johnny... Johnny Ola.

We need some more help.

Johnny?

Jesus Christ, what the hell time is it?

Who'’s that, honey? [SHUSHING]

JOHNNY: [OVER PHONE] Listen good, Fredo.

Why are you calling me here for?

I don'’t want to talk to you.

JOHNNY: [OVER PHONE] Pentangeli set up a meeting with the Rosato brothers,

he says he'’s gonna go for their deal.

Oh, God. JOHNNY: [OVER PHONE] Will he come alone?

I don'’t know anything. You'’ve got me in deep enough already.

JOHNNY: [OVER PHONE] Just go along. Everything will be all right, Fredo.

Pentangeli says he'’s willing to make the deal.

All we want to know is if he'’s on the level, or if he'’s gonna bring his boys.

You guys lied to me. I don'’t want you to call me any more.

JOHNNY: [OVER PHONE] Your brother'’s not gonna find out we talked.

I don'’t know what you'’re talking about.

[HANDSET CLATTERING]

[SIGHS]

Who was that?

Uh, wrong number.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Frankie, I'’ve got nobody here.

Wait in the car, Cicc'’.

Frankie. That'’s okay, Cicc'.

What'’s this?

A lucky C note for our new deal.

Ritchie. Give us a taste.

We were all real happy about your decision, Frankie.

You'’re not gonna regret it.

I don'’t like the C note, Rosato.

I take that as an insult.

[SCREAMING] Michael Corleone says hello!

[GAGGING]

[SCREAMING]

BUTTON MAN: Get his head in. TONY: Close the fuckin'’ door.

Your friend the cop, what the...

Hey, Ritch. It'’s dark in here.

Are you open or closed?

Hey, I just came in to clean up a little, you know?

What'’s the matter?

Is that something on the floor?

RITCH: Carmine, no, no, not here! Not here!

CARMINE: Anthony! RITCH: Not here, Carmine, let him go!

[ALL CLAMORING]

You open this fucking bar and I'’ll blow your head in!

[GUNS FIRING]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[ENGINE PUTTERING]

[ENGINE STOPS]

MAN: Freddie, it'’s good to see you.

How is he?

He'’s okay. He'’s in the back.

Come on, girls, take a hike, eh.

In this room here.

I want to talk to him alone first.

Come on, eh?

[DOOR CLOSING]

I thought I could help you, Senator.

Hagen?

Listen, Hagen, I did not...

TOM: I know. It'’s all right.

I didn'’t do anything. It'’s okay.

You'’re very lucky.

My brother Fredo operates this place.

He was called before anyone.

If this had happened someplace else, we couldn'’t have helped you.

[EXHALES LOUDLY]

When I woke up, I was on the floor.

And I don'’t know how it happened.

TOM: You can'’t remember?

I passed out.

I... I'’ll fix it.

[VOICE TREMBLING] Just a game. Jesus.

[SOBS]

[SOBBING] Jesus, Jesus!

[INAUDIBLE]

GEARY: [SOBBING] Jesus God! Oh, God!

[STUTTERING] I don'’t know, and I don'’t understand why I can'’t remember.

You don'’t have to remember, just do as I say.

We'’re putting a call into your office,

explain that you'’ll be there tomorrow afternoon.

You decided to spend the night at Michael Corleone'’s house in Tahoe...

As his guest.

I do remember that she was laughing.

We'’d done it before,

and I know that I could not have hurt that girl.

This girl has no family.

Nobody knows that she worked here.

It'’ll be as though she never existed.

All that'’s left is our friendship.

KAY: Yes?

I'’m sorry, Mrs. Corleone, we'’re not to let you through.

I'’m just going to the market.

Well, if you'’ll just give us a list,

we'’ll pick up anything you want.

Whose orders are these?

Mr. Hagen'’s, ma'am. He'’s coming over here now.

All right, well, I'’m just goin' to have to speak with Mr. Hagen.

I wanted to explain this, but I had business in Carson City.

Now, this is Michael'’s request for your safety.

Now, we can send out for anything that you need.

I see. I'’m supposed to stay in my house?

No, within the compound will be fine.

Tom, I was going to take the children to New England next week.

That'’s off.

KAY: Am I a prisoner? Is that it?

TOM: That'’s not the way we look at it, Kay.

KAY: All right. Come on, kids.

We'’re going back to the house.

Joe.

BOY: Cuba, Cuba!

[KIDS CLAMORING]

[BOYS CHATTERING IN SPANISH]

PRESIDENT: Most respected gentlemen.

[TRANSLATOR REPEATS IN SPANISH]

PRESIDENT: Allow me to welcome you to the city of Havana.

[TRANSLATING]

I want to thank this distinguished group of American industrialists

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

for continuing to work with Cuba

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

for the greatest period of prosperity

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

in her entire history.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

PRESIDENT: Mr. William Shaw, [TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

representing the General Fruit Company.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

PRESIDENT: Messrs. Corngold and Dant, [TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

of United Telephone and Telegraph Company.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

PRESIDENT: Mr. Petty,

Regional Vice President of the Pan American Mining Corporation.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

PRESIDENT: Mr. Robert Allen of South American Sugar.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

PRESIDENT: Mr. Michael Corleone of Nevada,

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

representing our associates in tourism and leisure activities.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

PRESIDENT: And my old friend and associate from Florida,

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

PRESIDENT: Mr. Hyman Roth.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank United Telephone and Telegraph

for their lovely Christmas gift.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

A solid gold telephone.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

Perhaps you gentlemen would like to take a look at it.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

GUEST: Mr. President? Yes?

GUEST: Perhaps you would discuss the status of rebel activity

and, uh, what this can mean to our businesses?

PRESIDENT: Of course. Heavy stuff.

PRESIDENT: I assure you that, although the rebels

have mounted an impressive campaign in Las Villas,

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

my staff indicates, with assurance,

that we'’ll drive them out of the city of Santa Clara

before the New Year.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

PRESIDENT: And I want to put you all at ease.

[TRANSLATOR TRANSLATING]

We will tolerate no guerrillas in the casinos or the swimming pools.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[CAR HONKING]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[IN ENGLISH] He said that they'’re making an arrest,

and in a few minutes he'’ll let us through.

Johnny...

[SPEAKING IN ITALIAN] It'’s nothing.

Just some lousy bandits. The police are cleaning them up.

[REBEL SHOUTING IN SPANISH]

Viva Fidel!

[CAR HORN BLARING]

[EXCLAIMS]

I hope my age is correct.

I'’m always accurate about my age.

Make sure that everybody sees the cake before we cut it.

[CLEARS THROAT]

I'’m very pleased

you'’re all able to come from such distances to be with me today.

When a man comes to this point in his life,

he wants to turn over the things he'’s been blessed with.

Turn them over to friends, as a reward for the friends he'’s had

and to make sure

that everything goes well after he'’s gone.

Not for years.

GUESTS: Hear, hear!

Well, we'’ll see. The doctors would disagree, but what do they know?

These are wonderful things that we'’ve achieved in Havana

and there'’s no limit to where we can go from here.

This kind of government knows how to help business, to encourage it.

The hotels here are bigger and swankier

than any of the rug joints we put in Vegas.

And we can thank our friends in the Cuban government

which has put up half the cash with the Teamsters, on a dollar for dollar basis

and has relaxed restrictions on imports.

What I'’m saying is that we have now

what we have always needed...

Real partnership with a government.

Smaller piece.

You all know Michael Corleone

and we all remember his father.

At the time of my retirement,

or death,

I turn over all my interests in the Havana operation

to his control. Grazie.

But, all of you will share.

The Nacionale will go to the Lakeville Road Boys,

the Capri to the Corleone family,

the Sevilla Biltmore also,

but Eddie Levine of Newport will bring in the Pennino brothers,

Dino and Eddie, for a piece

and also to handle the actual casino operations.

And we'’ve saved a piece for some friends in Nevada

to make sure that things go smooth back home.

Uh...

I want all of you to enjoy your cake.

So, enjoy!

GUESTS: Happy birthday!

L'’chaim!

I saw an interesting thing happen today.

A rebel was being arrested by the military police.

And rather than be taken alive, he exploded a grenade he had hidden in his jacket.

He killed himself and took a captain of the command with him.

Right, Johnny? JOHNNY: Those rebels, you know, they'’re lunatics.

Maybe so.

But it occurred to me, that the soldiers are paid to fight,

the rebels aren'’t.

What does that tell you?

They can win.

This country has had rebels for the last 50 years.

It'’s in their blood. Believe me, I know.

I'’ve been coming here since the '’20s.

We were running molasses out of Havana when you were a baby.

The trucks, owned by your father.

Michael.

I'’d rather we talked about this when we'’re alone.

The two million never got to the island.

I wouldn'’t want it to get around that you held back the money

because you had second thoughts about the rebels.

Ah, sit down, Michael. Sit down.

[SIGHS]

If I could only live to see it, to be there with you.

[EXCLAIMS LONGINGLY]

What I wouldn'’t give for 20 more years.

Here we are, protected.

Free to make our profits without Kefauver,

the goddamn Justice Department and the FBI.

Ninety miles away, in partnership with a friendly government.

Ninety miles.

It'’s nothing.

Just one small step

looking for a man that wants to be President of the United States

and having the cash to make it possible.

Michael,

we'’re bigger than U.S. Steel.

Mikey, how are you? Okay?

Hi! Uh, Freddie Corleone.

Jesus Christ, what a trip!

The whole time I'’m thinkin' "What if somebody knows what I'’ve got in here?"

Can you imagine that, huh?

Two million dollars on the seat next to me in the plane.

Whoa. Excuse me.

No. It'’s okay.

You want to count it?

Mikey, what the hell is going on anyway?

I'’m totally in the dark.

The family is making an investment in Havana.

This is a little gift for the President.Oh.

[SIRENS WAILING IN A DISTANCE] Well, that'’s great!

Havana'’s great.

It'’s my kind of town.

Anybody I know in Havana?

I don'’t know. Hyman Roth, Johnny Ola?

[SIRENS WAILING]

[QUIETLY] No. No, I'’ve never met them.

Listen, Mikey, I'’m, uh... I'm kind of...

Kind of nervous from the trip.

[STUTTERING] Can I get a drink or something?

I thought maybe we'’d go out together.

I know a place where we can spend some time together. Okay?

Sometimes I think I should have married a woman like you did.

Like Kay.

Have kids. Have a family.

For once in my life, be more like...

Pop.

[SPANISH SONG PLAYING]

It'’s not easy to be a son, Fredo.

It'’s not easy.

You know, Mama used to tease me.

She'’d say, uh, "You don'’t belong to me."

"You were left on the doorstep by gypsies."

Sometimes I think it'’s true.

You'’re no gypsy, Fredo.

Mikey, I was mad at you.

Why didn'’t we spend time like this before?

You want a drink, right? Waiter!

Uh... Por favor...

How do you say Banana Daiquiri?

Banana Daiquiri.

That'’s it? That'’s it.

UnoBanana Daiquiri. WAITER: Banana Daiquiri, si senor.

And, uh, a club soda.

Senator Geary is flying in from Washington tomorrow night

with some people, some government people.

I want you to show them a good time in Havana.

That'’s my specialty, right?

Can I trust you with something, Fredo?

Of course, Mike.

Later on in the evening we'’re all invited to the Presidential Palace reception

to bring in the New Year.

After it'’s over,

they'’ll take me home in a military car, alone.

For my protection.

Before I reach my hotel,

I'’ll be assassinated.

Who?

Roth.

It was Roth who tried to kill me in my home.

It was Roth all along.

He acts like I'’m his son, his successor.

But he thinks he'’s gonna live forever and wants me out.

How can I help?

You just go along, as though you know nothing.

I'’ve already made my move.

What move?

Hyman Roth will never see the New Year.

[DOCTOR SPEAKING SPANISH]

[IN ENGLISH] Says you have to take it easy.

And he'’s gonna give you a prescription. He'’ll be back tomorrow.

I want my own doctor. Fly him in from Miami.

I don'’t trust a doctor who can'’t speak English.

WOMAN: Gracias, senor.

DOCTOR: Buenas noches.

Honey, go down to the casino.

Well, if you'’re sure you'’re feeling better.

Feel fine. [KISSES]

Play the bingo game.

Okay. Nice to see you, Mr. Paul.

Just make yourself at home.

My sixth sense tells me your brother Fredo brought a bag full of money.

Where is it?

You'’re pulling out?

Just want to...

I just want to wait.

MICHAEL: How do you feel?

[SCOFFS] Terrible.

I'’d give four million just to be able to take a piss without it hurting.

Who had Frank Pentangeli killed?

The... Rosato brothers.

MICHAEL: I know,

but who gave the go-ahead?

I know I didn'’t.

There was this kid I grew up with.

He was younger than me.

Sort of looked up to me, you know.

We did our first work together.

Worked our way out of the street.

Things were good. We made the most of it.

During Prohibition we ran molasses into Canada.

Made a fortune. Your father, too.

As much as anyone,

I loved him and trusted him.

Later on he had an idea

to build a city

out of a desert stop-over for G.I.s on the way to the West Coast.

That kid'’s name was Moe Greene

and the city he invented was Las Vegas.

This was a great man.

A man of vision and guts.

And there isn'’t even a plaque, or a signpost

or statue of him in that town.

Someone put a bullet through his eye.

No one knows who gave the order.

When I heard it, I wasn'’t angry.

I knew Moe, I knew he was headstrong.

Talking loud, saying stupid things.

So when he turned up dead,

I let it go.

And I said to myself,

[SNAPS FINGERS]

"This is the business we'’ve chosen."

I didn'’t ask

who gave the order,

because it had nothing to do with business.

That two million in a bag in your room...

I'’m going in to take a nap.

When I wake,

if the money is on the table,

I'’ll know I have a partner

If it isn'’t, I'’ll know I don't.

[SHOW MUSIC PLAYING]

[MAN ANNOUNCING IN SPANISH OVER PA]

[SINGING IN SPANISH]

All right, does everybody know everybody here, huh?

This is Senator Geary, you know him. How are you, Senator?

Good to see you, Mike.

I'’m glad we could spend this time together.

Right, this is Senator Payton from Florida... How you doing, Mike?

This is Judge DeMalco from New York...

How do you do, sir? Fine, thank you.

Right... Senator Ream from Maryland...

REEVES: Mike, I'’ve been looking forward to it.

Fred Corngold from UTT.

That Freddie does a mean cha-cha-cha so watch out later on.

MICHAEL: Oh, he does, huh?

All right, gentlemen, it'’s refill time here!

You might try some of the local drinks, you know.

Cuba Libre... Pina Colada...

I think I'’ll try one of those... redheaded Yolandas.

That you got! Con gusto...

MICHAEL: Johnny!

You don'’t know my brother Fredo, do you, Johnny?

Johnny Ola, Fredo.

We never met. Johnny Ola.

Pleasure.

Gentlemen, to a night in Havana!

Happy New Year! MAN: Happy New Year!

FREDO: Feliz Ano Nuevo! Happy New Year.

FREDO: Right, huh?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

FREDO: Okay, get in there.

GEARY: Never fear, Pat Geary is here.

[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

GEARY: Hey! Hey, Freddie. Why are we standing?

Everybody stands. But it'’s worth it.

Watch. You'’re not gonna believe this.

GEARY: I don'’t believe it already.

FREDO: Huh? $50, right?

GEARY: You'’ve got a bet, mister.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[CROWD APPLAUDS] That'’s him. That'’s Superman.

[CROWD EXCLAIMING] Did I tell you or did I tell you?

I don'’t believe it!

MAN: That thing'’s gotta be a fake.

That ain'’t no fake, that'’s real.

That'’s why they call him Superman.

Hey, Freddie, Freddie, where did you find this place?

Johnny Ola told me about this place. He brought me here.

I didn'’t believe him, but seeing is believing, huh!

GEARY: I see it, but still don'’t believe it!

FREDO: Fifty bucks, Pat.

Old man Roth would never come here.

But Old Johnny knows these places like the back of his hand!

Now watch him, he'’s gonna break the cracker with it.

GEARY: Break a cracker... I want to see him break a brick.

[WOMAN LAUGHING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[GASPS]

[GRUNTS]

[SIREN WAILING]

Relax, SenorRoth, we'’re taking you to the hospital.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER] [DOOR OPENING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

GEARY: ...and in my judgment you'’ll continue to get those

because I don'’t believe that President Eisenhower would ever pull out of Cuba...

Not as long as we have over one billion dollars invested in this country.

Now, the American public believe in non-intervention...

Fredo! Where are you going?

I'’m going to get me a real drink, because I can'’t...

[MAN GROANING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

What kept Mr. Roth? I understood he was coming.

Hey, Reeves, what'’s the protocol?

How long should we stay around?

REEVES: Oh, I don'’t know.

I think a half hour ought to do it.

Just long enough to bring in the New Year.

[NURSES CHATTERING]

[SHUSHING]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

It'’s New Year's Eve. Come on, just for a minute.

[CHAMPAGNE CORK POPPING] [PEOPLE LAUGHING]

[SHRIEKS]

[PEOPLE CHEERING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SOFTLY] There'’s a plane waiting to take us to take us to Miami in an hour.

Don'’t make a big thing about it.

I know it was you, Fredo.

You broke my heart.

[WHISPERING FIERCELY] You broke my heart!

[PEOPLE EXCLAIMING, CHEERING]

[FIREWORKS WHISTLING, EXPLODING]

[MAN SHOUTING IN SPANISH]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

Due to serious setbacks to our troops in Guantanamo and Santiago...

...my position in Cuba is untenable.

I am resigning from office to avoid further bloodshed.

And I shall leave the city immediately.

I wish all of you good luck.

Salud! Salud! Salud!

[MAN ON MEGAPHONE SPEAKING SPANISH]

[EXPLOSION] [PEOPLE SHOUTING]

[CAR HONKING]

[SIREN WAILING]

MICHAEL: Fredo!

Come on. Come with me.

It'’s the only way out of here tonight.

Roth is dead. Fredo...

Fredo, come with me!

You'’re still my brother. Fredo!

Fredo!

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[MAN ON MEGAPHONE ANNOUNCING IN SPANISH]

[PEOPLE CLAMORING]

I'’m Pat Geary, United States Senator.

[CHANTING SLOGANS IN SPANISH]

Please, I must leave!

[MAN ON MEGAPHONE CHANTING SLOGANS IN SPANISH]

[CROWD CHEERING]

CROWD: [CHANTING] Fidel! Fidel! Fidel!

Al. Get me a wet towel.

Kay know I'’m back?

What about my boy?

Did you get him something for Christmas?

I took care of it.

What was it, so I'’ll know?

Well, it was a little car with an electric motor that he can ride in.

It'’s nice.

Thank you, Al.

Fellows, could you step outside for a minute, please?

Where'’s my brother? Uh...

Roth got out on a private boat. He'’s in a hospital in Miami.

He had a stroke, but recovered okay.

Your bodyguard is dead.

I asked about Fredo.

I think he got out. He must be somewhere in New York.

All right.

I want you to get in touch with him.

I know he'’s scared. Tell him everything is all right.

Tell him I know Roth misled him.

That he didn'’t know they would try to kill me.

They can come in now.

TOM: Uh, there was something else.

What?

What? Come on. What?

Kay had a miscarriage. She lost the baby.

Was it a boy?

Mikey, after three and a half months...

[SHOUTING] Can'’t you give me a straight answer anymore?

Was it a boy?

TOM: I really don'’t know.

[BABY CRYING IN A DISTANCE]

[BABY CRYING]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Poor little Fredo, he'’s got pneumonia.

[HORN HONKING]

[EXCLAIMS]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Young man, I hear you and your friends are stealing goods.

But you don'’t even send a dress to my house. No respect!

You know I'’ve got three daughters.

This is my neighborhood.

You and your friends should show me some respect.

You should let me wet my beak a little.

[CHUCKLES]

I hear you and your friends cleared $600 each.

Give me $200 each, for your own protection. And I'’ll forget the insult.

You young punks have to learn to respect a man like me!

[BRAKES SQUEALING]

Otherwise the cops will come to your house.

And your family will be ruined.

Of course if I'’m wrong about how much you stole - I'’ll take a little less.

And by less, I only mean - a hundred bucks less.

Now don'’t refuse me.

Understand, paisan?

[SPEAKS MENACINGLY]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

I understand.

My friends and I share all the money.

So first, I have to talk to them.

Tell your friends I don'’t want a lot. Just enough to wet my beak.

Don'’t be afraid to tell them!

600 bucks...

Suppose we don'’t pay?

You know his gang, Tessio. Real animals.

Maranzalla himself let Fanucci work this neighborhood.

He'’s got connections with the cops, too. We haveto pay him.

$200 each... everybody agreed?

Why do we have to pay him?

Vito, leave this to us.

He'’s one person, we're three.

He'’s got guns, we've got guns.

Why should we give him the money we sweated for?

This is hisneighborhood!

I know two bookies who don'’t give anything to Fanucci.

CLEMENZA: Who?

Joe The Greek and Frank Pignattaro.

They don'’t pay Fanucci.

If they don'’t pay Fanucci, then somebody else collects for Maranzalla!

We'’ll all be better off if we pay him. Don'’t worry.

Now what I say stays in this room.

If you both like, why not give me $50 each to pay Fanucci?

I guarantee he'’ll accept what I give him.

If Fanucci says $200...

...he meansit, Vito!

I'’ll reason with him.

Leave everything to me.

[IN ENGLISH] I'’ll take care of everything.

I will sort everything out.

I never lie to my friends.

Tomorrow you both go talk to Fanucci.

He'’ll ask for the money.

Tell him you'’ll pay whatever he wants. Don'’t argue with him.

Then I'’ll go and get him to agree.

Don'’t argue with him, since he'’s so tough.

How can you get him to take less?

That'’s my business.

Just remember that I did you a favor.

Is it a deal?

Si.

Ah.

Salute!

[BAND PLAYING MUSIC]

[BAND PLAYING THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

His family'’s out of the house.

Fanucci'’s alone in the cafe.

[IN ENGLISH] Vito, here'’s my $50. Buona fortuna.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Are you sure he'’s going to go for it?

[IN ENGLISH] I'’ll make an offer he don'’t refuse.

Don'’t worry.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

It looks like there'’s - $100 under my hat.

I was right.

Only $100...

I'’m short of money right now.

I'’ve been out of work... so just give me a little time.

You understand, don'’t you?

[CHUCKLING]

You'’ve got balls, young man!

How come I never heard of you before?

You'’ve got a lot of guts.

I'’ll find you some work for good money.

[SLURPING]

No hard feelings, right? If I can help you, let me know.

You'’ve done well for yourself.

Enjoy the festa!

[DOOR CLOSES]

MAN: Don Fanucci.

Greetings!

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

[PUPPETEER SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[PUPPETEER SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Oh, this is too violent for me!

[PRIEST SPEAKING LATIN]

[KEYS JINGLING]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[FUMBLING WITH LOCK]

[FIREWORKS EXPLODING] [CROWD CHEERING]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

What'’ve you got there?

[GUN FIRING] [GROANS]

[FIREWORKS BURSTING]

[GROANS]

[GASPS]

[SCREAMS]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[METAL CLATTERING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING EXCITEDLY]

[MUSICIAN SINGING MELANCHOLY MELODY IN ITALIAN]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Michael, your father loves you very much.

[MACHINE WHIRRING SOFTLY]

SENATOR: [IN ENGLISH] Mr. Cicci, from the year 1942 to the present time,

you were an employee of the Genco Olive Oil Company?

That'’s right.

But in actuality you were a member

of the Corleone crime organization.

Uh... No, we called it the Corleone family, Senator.

We call it the family.

What was your position?

At first, like everybody else, I was a soldier.

What is that?

CICCI: A button, you know, Senator, come on.

No, I don'’t know. Tell me.

When the boss says "push a button" on a guy,

I push a button. See, Senator?

CHAIRMAN: Mr. Questadt.

You mean you kill people?

CICCI: I what? You kill people at the, uh,

at the behest of your superiors.

[INAUDIBLE]

Yeah, that'’s right, Counselor.

QUESTADT: And the, uh, the head of your family is Michael Corleone?

Yeah, Counselor. Michael Corleone. Right.

SENATOR: Did you ever get such an order directly from Michael Corleone?

No, I never talked to him.

Mr. Cicci, could you amplify your answer a bit?

CICCI: Do what?

Could you expand on your answer?

I'’m particularly interested in knowing, uh,

was there always a buffer involved?

Someone in between you and your possible superiors who gave the actual order.

Right, yeah, a buffer.

The family had a lot of buffers!

[PEOPLE LAUGHING]

CHAIRMAN: Mr. Cicci, you may find this very amusing,

but the members of this committee do not.

[IN ITALIAN] Tell me something, Ma.

What did Papa think... deep in his heart?

He was being strong...

Strong for his family.

But by being strong for his family...

...could he...

...lose it?

You'’re thinking about your wife... about the baby you lost.

But you and your wife can always have another baby.

No, I meant... lose his family.

But you can never lose your family.

Times are changing.

[VENDOR SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

[IN ITALIAN] It'’s my pleasure. I don'’t want money.

Take it as a gift.

[SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

[IN ENGLISH] If there'’s something I can do for you,

you come, we talk, huh. [SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

[IN ITALIAN] Signora Colombo, why did you come to see me?

Your wife told me to ask if you could help me.

[IN ITALIAN] She'’s in bad trouble.

Her neighbors complained to the landlord about her dog.

He told her to get rid of the animal.

But her little boy loves that dog. So she hid it.

When the landlord found out, he got mad and told her to leave.

Now she can'’t stay even if she gets rid of it.

I'’m so ashamed!

He said he'’d get the police to throw us out on the street.

I'’m sorry, but...

I could give you a couple dollars to help you move.

I can'’t move!

I want you to talk to him!

Tell him I want to stay here!

[BABY CRYING]

What'’s your landlord's name?

His name is Signor Roberto.

He lives on Fourth Street, near here.

[IN ITALIAN] They break the windows, they dirty the floors...

A real pig-sty, eh?

[SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

[IN ITALIAN] My name is Vito Corleone.

Signora Colombo is a friend of my wife.

She says she'’s been evicted for no good reason.

She'’s a poor widow, she has nobody to take care of her.

She has no relatives, no money. All she has is this neighborhood.

I already rented the place to another family.

I told her that I'’d talk to you. That you'’re a reasonable man.

She got rid of the animal that caused all the trouble.

So let her stay.

[IN ENGLISH] Impossible.

[IN ITALIAN] Are you Sicilian?

No, I'’m Calabrese.

We'’re practically paisan, do me this favor.

I already rented it! I'’ll look like an idiot.

Besides, the new tenants pay more rent.

How much more a month?

Five bucks.

Here'’s six months increase in advance.

But don'’t tell her about it. She'’s very proud.

Come see me in another six months.

[MAN SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

Of course, the dog stays. Right?

[EXCLAIMS]

The dog stays.

[CURSES IN ITALIAN]

Who the hell are you to come give me orders?

Watch out or I'’ll kick your Sicilian ass right into the street!

Do me this favor.

I won'’t forget it.

Ask your friends in the neighborhood about me.

They'’ll tell you I know how to return a favor.

What a character!

[IN ITALIAN] That landlord is here... Roberto,

the one who owns those ratholes.

He'’s been asking all around the neighborhood about you.

I hope I'’m not disturbing you, Don Vito.

What can I do for you, Don Roberto?

What a misunderstanding! Holy Mary!

Of course Signora Colombo can stay!

Grazie! Grazie!

I'’m giving back the money you gave me.

Un, due, three,

four, five, six, tutt'’!

Because after all, Don Vito, money isn'’t everything.

Can I sit down?

Your kindness to that widow made me ashamed of myself.

[IN ENGLISH] The rent stays like before!

[IN ITALIAN] I'’ll even lower it.

I'’ll lower it $5.

I'’ll lower it $10!

Grazie! Grazie!

Can I offer you some coffee?

[EXCLAIMS]

I'’m late for an appointment! I can'’t this time! Ask me another time!

You'’ll have to excuse me for now.

[GIBBERING NERVOUSLY IN ITALIAN]

I wish I could stay longer!

Just call me and I'’ll be here!

He won'’t be back. He'’ll hide out in the Bronx!

CLEMENZA: Vito, what do you think? God bless America.

We'’re gonna make a big business.

[CAR HONKING]

[ALL SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]

[HORN BLARING]

MICHAEL: New York City.

CHAIRMAN: Would you mind speaking up, please?

New York City.

CHAIRMAN: Are you the son of Vito Corleone?

Yes, I am.

CHAIRMAN: Where was he born?

MICHAEL: Corleone, Sicily.

Did he at times use an alias

that was known in certain circles as Godfather?

Godfather is a term that was used by his friends...

One of affection, one of respect.

Uh, Mr. Chairman, I would like to verify the witness'’ statement.

For years now, a growing number of my constituents have been of Italian descent.

And I'’ve come to know them well.

They have honored me with their support and with their friendship.

Indeed, I can proudly say

that some of my very best friends are Italian-Americans.

However, Mr. Chairman, at this time unfortunately

I have to leave these proceedings

in order to preside over a very important meeting of my own committee.

But before I leave, I do want to say this,

that these hearings on the Mafia

are in no way whatsoever

a slur upon the great Italian people.

Because I can state from my own knowledge and experience

that Italian-Americans are among the most loyal, most law-abiding,

patriotic, hard-working American citizens in this land.

It would be a shame, Mr. Chairman,

if we allowed a few rotten apples

to give a bad name to the whole barrel.

Because from the time of the great Christopher Columbus

up through the time of Enrico Fermi,

right up to the present day,

Italian-Americans have been pioneers

in building and defending our great nation.

They are the salt of the earth,

and they'’re one of the backbones of this country.

[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]

[POUNDING GAVEL] MAN: The chairman is calling the meeting back to order.

CHAIRMAN: I'’m sure we all agree with our esteemed colleague.

Now Mr. Corleone, you have been advised as to your legal rights.

We have testimony from a previous witness, one Willi Cicci.

He has stated that you are head of the most powerful Mafia family in the country.

Are you?

MICHAEL: No, I'’m not.

CHAIRMAN: The witness has testified that you are personally responsible

for the murder of a New York City police captain in 1947

and with him a man named Virgil Sollozzo.

Do you deny this?

Yes, I do.

Is it true that in the year 1950,

you devised the murder

of the heads of the so-called "Five Families" in New York

to assume and consolidate your nefarious power?

It'’s a complete falsehood.

CHAIRMAN: Mr. Questadt.

Is it true you have a controlling interest

in three of the major hotels in Las Vegas?

No, it'’s not true. I own some stock in some of the hotels there,

but very little.

I also have stock in IBM and IT&T.

Mr. Corleone, do you have any interests or control over gambling and narcotics

in the state of New York?

No, I do not.

Senator, my client would like to read a statement before this committee.

Mr. Chairman... Mr. Chairman, I think this statement

is totally out of order at this time.

Sir, my client has answered every question

asked by this committee with the utmost sincerity.

He hasn'’t taken the Fifth Amendment, as it was his right to do.

So in all fairness, this statement should be heard!

[INAUDIBLE]

No. No, I'’m going to allow Mr. Corleone to read his statement.

I'’ll put it in the record.

[READING] In the hopes of clearing my family name

and in the sincere desire to give my children

their fair share of the American way of life,

without a blemish on their name and background,

I have appeared before this committee

and given it all the cooperation in my power.

I consider it a great dishonor to me personally

to have to deny that I am a criminal.

I wish to have the following noted for the record...

That I served my country faithfully and honorably in World War II

and was awarded the Navy Cross

for actions in defense of my country.

That I have never been arrested or indicted for any crime whatsoever.

That no proof linking me to any criminal conspiracy

whether it is called Mafia or Cosa Nostra

or whatever other name you wish to give

has ever been made public.

I have not taken refuge behind the Fifth Amendment,

although it'’s my right to do so.

I challenge this committee

to produce any witness or evidence against me

and if they do not,

I hope they will have the decency to clear my name

with the same publicity with which they have besmirched it.

CHAIRMAN: I'’m sure we'’re all quite impressed, Mr. Corleone.

Particularly with your love for our country.

The committee will stand in recess until 10:00 a.m. Monday morning,

at which time the committee will produce a witness

who'’ll corroborate the charges which are made against you today.

At which time, Mr. Corleone, you may very well be

subject to indictment for perjury.

I remind you that you'’re still under subpoena, Mr. Corleone.

This court is adjourned!

[PEOPLE CHATTERING ANIMATEDLY]

Ten-to-one. [CHUCKLES] Ten-to-one shot, you said.

A ten-to-one shot he would take the Fifth, and I'’d lose.

You sound like my bookie.

I owe that monkey my life.

Well, just get a good night'’s sleep.

[GRUMBLING] Yeah. Good night sleep.

You'’ve got a big day tomorrow.

I'’ve got you a new suit, new shirt, new tie.

I'’m gonna shave you myself in the morning.

And you'’re gonna look respectable for 50 million of your fellow Americans.

Tomorrow... My life? My life won'’t be worth a nickel after tomorrow.

Come on! I saw this... I saw this 19 times.

FBI MAN 1: You'’ve got a great home here, Frankie,

for the rest of your life.

Nobody gets near you, you'’re not going anywhere.

[BILLIARD BALLS CLATTERING]

That'’s great. Beautiful.

Some deal I made.

Ah, you'’ll live like a king. You'’ll be a hero.

You'’ll live better in here than most people on the outside.

Some deal!

[SCOFFS]

MICHAEL: [WHISPERING] Alive.

Pentangeli is alive.

How did they get their hands on him?

Roth.

He engineered it, Michael.

When Frankie went to make a deal with the Rosato brothers

and they tried to kill him.

He thought you double-crossed him.

Our people with the New York detectives said he was half dead, scared stiff

and talking out loud that you'’d turned on him.

They already had him on possession, bookmaking, murder one and a lot more.

The FBI has him airtight.

He'’s on an army base, 24-hour guards.

TOM: No way we can get to him.

You'’ve opened yourself to five counts of perjury.

What about Fredo? What does he know?

He says he doesn'’t know anything, and I believe him.

Roth, well, he... played this one beautifully.

I'’m going to talk to Fredo.

I haven'’t got a lot to say, Mike.

We have time.

I was kept pretty much in the dark.

I didn'’t know all that much.

What about now?

Is there anything you can help me out with?

Anything you can tell me now?

They'’ve got Pentangeli. That'’s all I can tell you.

I didn'’t know it was going to be a hit, Mike.

I swear to God I didn'’t know it was gonna be a hit.

Johnny Ola bumped into me in Beverly Hills.

And he said that he wanted to talk.

He said that you and... And Roth

were in on a big deal together.

And that there was something in it for me if I could help him out.

He said that you were being tough on the negotiations

but if they could get a little help

and close the deal fast,

it... It would be good for the family.

And you believed that story?

You believed that?

He said there was something in it for me,

on my own!

I'’ve always taken care of you, Fredo.

[INCREDULOUSLY] Taken care of me?

You'’re my kid brother! You take care of me?

Did you ever think about that, huh?

Did you ever once think about that?

"Send Fredo off to do this, send Fredo off to do that!"

"Let Fredo take care of some Mickey Mouse nightclub somewhere."

"Send Fredo to pick somebody up at the airport!"

I'’m your older brother, Mike, and I was stepped over!

MICHAEL: [SOFTLY] That'’s the way Pop wanted it.

It ain'’t the way I wanted it!

I can handle things, I'’m smart!

Not like everybody says.

Like dumb. I'’m smart and I want respect!

Is there anything you can tell me about this investigation?

Anything more?

The Senate lawyer, Questadt.

He belongs to Roth.

[SIGHS]

Fredo,

you'’re nothing to me now.

You'’re not a brother,

you'’re not a friend.

I don'’t want to know you, or what you do.

I don'’t want to see you at the hotels.

I don'’t want you near my house.

When you see our mother,

I want to know a day in advance, so I won'’t be there.

You understand?

Mikey.

I don'’t want anything to happen to him while my mother'’s alive.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING SOFTLY]

REPORTER: Here he comes now.

There'’s more people than at a ballgame in here.

[LAUGHING]

Hey, there'’s Willi Cicci!

MAN: Frankie Five-Angels...

CHAIRMAN: This committee will come to order!

CHAIRMAN: State your name, please.

Frank Pentangeli.

CHAIRMAN: And where were you born?

PENTANGELI: Partinico, it'’s outside of Palermo.

And where do you live now?

I live in an army barracks with the FBI guys.

[PEOPLE LAUGHING]

We have here, finally, a witness that will further testify

to Michael Corleone'’s rule over a criminal empire

that controls all gambling in this country and perhaps in other countries.

This witness has had no buffer

between himself and Michael Corleone.

He can corroborate our charges on enough counts

for this committee to recommend a charge of perjury against Michael Corleone.

Senator. Thank you, Chairman.

SENATOR: Mr. Pentangeli.

Mr. Pentangeli.

Were you a member of the Corleone family?

Did you serve under Caporegime, Peter Clemenza,

and under Vito Corleone, also known as the Godfather?

I, uh, I never knew no Godfather.

[PEOPLE MURMURING]

I have my own family, Senator.

QUESTADT: Mr. Pentangeli, you, uh...

You are contradicting a sworn statement

that you previously made to me and signed.

I ask you again, sir, here and now under oath.

Were you at any time a member of a crime organization

headed by Michael Corleone?

I don'’t know nothing about that!

Oh!

I was in the olive oil business with his father,

but that was a long time ago. That'’s all.

We have a sworn affidavit.

We have it.

Your sworn affidavit, that you murdered

on the orders of Michael Corleone.

Do you deny this confession,

and do you realize what will happen as a result of your denial?

Look, the FBI guys, they promised me a deal

so I made up a lot of stuff about Michael Corleone,

'’cause that's what they wanted.

[STUTTERS] But it was all lies.

Uh... Everything!

And I kept saying, uh,

"Michael Corleone did this" and "Michael Corleone did that."

So I said, uh, "Yeah, sure. Why not?"

Mr. Corleone, would you

kindly identify for the committee the gentleman sitting to your left?

I can answer that.

His name is Vincenzo Pentangeli.

SENATOR 2: Is he related to the witness?

He is, I believe, his brother.

Will he come forward and be sworn, sir?

Sir, this man does not understand English.

He came at his own expense to aid his brother in this time of trouble.

He'’s not under subpoena

and his reputation in his own country is impeccable.

QUESTADT: Are you saying he knows nothing about these matters?

To my knowledge, nothing.

I'’m going to find out what the hell happened here!

All right, this committee is now adjourned.

The witness is excused.

TOM: Senator!

Senator! This committee owes an apology!

This committee owes an apology. Apology, Senator!

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Michael, excuse me.

Hello, darling.

The children are outside. We'’re going.

What do you mean, you'’re going? We'’re all gonna leave tomorrow.

Uh, Rocco?

I'’ll be in my room, Mike.

Michael, I'’m not going back to Nevada.

I brought the children to say goodbye to you.

I want you to know, I'’m very happy for you.

I suppose I always knew you were too smart to let any of them ever beat you.

Why don'’t you sit down?

No, no, I'’m not going to stay long. I can'’t.

There are some things I'’d like to talk to you about.

Some things that have been on my mind,

changes I want to make.

I think it'’s too late for changes, Michael.

I promised myself, I wasn'’t going to say anything and now...

MICHAEL: What do you mean, "too late"?

What really happened with Pentangeli, Michael?

His brother came and helped him.

KAY: I didn'’t even know he had a brother.

And where is he now?

He'’s on a plane, back to Sicily.

All he had to do was show his face.

It was between the brothers, Kay.

I had nothing to do with it.

[GIGGLING]

MICHAEL: I don'’t want you going! Not you, not the kids. No.

You'’re my wife, they'’re my children.

I love you and won'’t allow it.

Michael, you say you love me,

and then you talk about allowing me to leave!

Listen, there are things that have been going on for years

between men and women that will not change. Michael, you'’re blind.

You'’ve become blind, Michael! Blind to what?

Look what'’s happened to us, Mike.

My, God! Look what'’s happened to our son, Michael! Nothing'’s happened to him.

Don'’t tell me nothing's... Anthony'’s fine!

Anthony is not fine! I don'’t want to hear about it.

You will hear about it. Anthony'’s friends... I don'’t want to hear about it.

I don'’t want to hear about it!... are your button men!

Over!

At this moment I feel no love for you at all.

I never thought that would ever happen,

but it has.

Kay...

We'’re gonna leave tomorrow.

Kay, why don'’t you take the kids back to their room?

Michael, you haven'’t heard me.

Kay, what do you want from me?

Do you expect me to let you go?

Do you expect me to let you take my children from me?

Don'’t you know me? Don'’t you know that that'’s an impossibility?

That, that could never happen.

That I'’d use all my power to keep something like that from happening?

Don'’t you know that?

Kay...

In time,

you'’ll feel differently.

You'’ll be glad I stopped you now.

I know that.

I know you blame me for losing the baby.

Yes.

I know what that meant to you.

I'’ll make it up to you, Kay.

I swear I'’ll make it up to you. I'’ll...

I'’m going to change.

I'’ll change. I'’ve learned that I have the strength to change.

Then you'’ll forget about this miscarriage

and we'’ll have another child.

And we'’ll go on, you and I.

We'’ll go on.

[GROANS]

Oh, Michael!

Michael, you are blind.

It wasn'’t a miscarriage.

It was an abortion.

An abortion, Michael.

Just like our marriage is an abortion.

Something that'’s unholy and evil!

I didn'’t want your son, Michael!

I wouldn'’t bring another one of your sons into this world!

It was an abortion, Michael.

It was a son, a son,

and I had it killed because this must all end!

I know now that it'’s over.

I knew it then.

There would be no way, Michael,

no way you could ever forgive me.

Not with this Sicilian thing that'’s been going on for 2,000...

[SCREAMS]

[SEETHING]

You won'’t take my children.

[SOBBING] I will.

[BELLOWING] You won'’t take my children!

[SOBBING] They'’re my children too.

[BAND PLAYING]

[ALL CHATTERING]

Fredo, give this to Grandmother.

[ALL COMMENTING APPRECIATIVELY IN ITALIAN]

[CHATTERING IN ITALIAN]

[CHUCKLING]

[TOASTING IN ITALIAN]

[ROUSING QUIETLY]

[IN ITALIAN] Don Ciccio, it'’s Tommasino.

Allow me the honor of introducing someone.

My partner in America, in New York.

His name is Vito Corleone.

We'’ll send him olive oil from here.

To his company in America.

[READING IN ENGLISH]

[RESUMES IN ITALIAN] They'’re olive oil importers, Don Ciccio.

We'’d like your blessing, and your permission to start work.

Where is this young man from New York?

CICCIO: Have him come closer.

I can'’t see him so good.

[BECKONS IN ITALIAN]

My respects, Don Ciccio. Give me your blessing.

Bless you!

What'’s your name?

[STATES HIS NAME IN ITALIAN]

[REPEATS INQUISITIVELY]

[LAUGHS]

You took the name of this town!

And what'’s your father's name?

His name was... Antonio Andolini.

Louder, I don'’t hear so good.

[SOFTLY] My father'’s name was Antonio Andolini...

...and this is for you!

[SCREAMING]

[CURSING IN ITALIAN]

[GUN FIRING]

[CAR ENGINE STARTING]

[WARNING]

[GROANING]

Michael, say goodbye.

Hi, Al.

Tom? Can I speak with you for a second, Tom?

Tom, where'’s Mike?

Waiting for you to leave.

Can I talk with him?

Sorry, Fredo. No chance.

CONNIE: Can I see him?

He'’s in the boathouse.

CONNIE: Michael, it'’s Connie.

Michael...

I'’d like to stay close to home now, if it'’s all right.

Is Kay coming?

No.

Michael, Fredo'’s in the house with Mama.

He asked for you and Tom said you wouldn'’t see him.

That'’s right.

Kids, why don'’t you go outside for a while?

Michael please, I want to talk to you.

Michael, I hated you for so many years.

I think that I did things to myself,

to hurt myself, so that you'’d know

that I could hurt you.

You were just being strong for all of us, the way Papa was.

And I forgive you.

Can'’t you forgive Fredo?

He'’s so sweet, and helpless without you.

You need me, Michael.

I want to take care of you now.

Connie.

Tom, sit down.

[INQUIRING IN ITALIAN]

Our friend and business partner, Hyman Roth, is in the news.

Did you hear about it?

I hear that he'’s in Israel.

Mmm-hmm.

The High Court in Israel turned down his request to live there as a return Jew.

His passport'’s been invalidated,

except for return to the United States.

He landed in Buenos Aires yesterday.

He offered a gift of a million dollars if they'’d let him live there.

They turned him down.

He'’s going to try Panama.

Panama won'’t take him.

Not for a million, not for ten million.

ROCCO: His medical condition is reported as terminal.

He'’s only gonna live another six months anyway.

He'’s been dying of the same heart attack for 20 years.

That plane goes to Miami.

MICHAEL: That'’s right. That'’s where I want it met.

Mike, that'’s impossible.

They'’ll turn him over directly to the Internal Revenue,

Customs and half the FBI.

It'’s not impossible.

Nothing'’s impossible.

It would be like trying to kill the President.

There'’s no way we can get to him!

Tom, you know, you surprise me.

If anything in this life is certain,

if history has taught us anything,

it'’s that you can kill anyone.

Rocco?

Difficult. Not impossible.

Good.

Why did you ask me if something was wrong when I came in?

MICHAEL: I thought you were going to tell me that

you were moving your family to Vegas

and that you'’d been offered the, uh, Vice Presidency of the Houstan hotels there.

I thought that you were gonna tell me that.

I turned '’em down.

I mean, do I have to tell you about every offer that I turn down?

Let'’s do business.

TOM: All right.

Just consider this, Michael. That'’s all. Just consider it.

Now, Roth and the Rosatos are on the run.

Are they worth it, are they strong enough?

Is it worth it?

You'’ve won. Do you want to wipe everybody out?

I don'’t feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom.

Just my enemies, that'’s all.

Are you gonna come along with me on these things I have to do, or what?

Because if not, you can take your wife, your family and your mistress

and move them all to Las Vegas.

[SNORTS]

Why do you hurt me, Michael?

I'’ve always been loyal to you. I mean...

What is this?

[IN ITALIAN] Yes, I'’m staying.

Now, what is it that you want me to do?

Hey, Anthony.

Anthony, how would you like it if I...

How would you like it if I taught you

how to catch the really big fish?

Would you like that?

Okay.

You know, when I was your age,

I went out fishing with all my brothers and my father. Everybody.

I was... I was the only one that caught a fish.

Nobody else could catch one except me.

Do you know how I did it?

Every time I put the line in the water I said a Hail Mary

and every time I said a Hail Mary, I caught a fish.

Do you believe that? It'’s true.

That'’s the secret.

Do you want to try it when we go out on the lake?

Okay.Okay.

What else have you got?

[SIGHS FORCEFULLY]

Everything'’s gonna be okay, Frankie, don'’t worry.

Did my brother go back? Yeah, don'’t worry.

He'’s ten times tougher than me, my brother.

He'’s old-fashioned. Yeah.

He didn'’t even want to go out to dinner,

he just wanted to go straight home.

That'’s my brother!

There'’s nothing could get him away from that two-mule town.

He could have been big here. He could have had his own family.

Tom,

what do I do now?

Frankie.

You were always interested in politics and history.

I remember you talking about Hitler back in '’33.

Yeah, I still read a lot.

I get good stuff in there.

You were around the old-timers,

who dreamed of how the families should be organized,

basing them on the old Roman legions,

and call '’em "regimes," the "capos" and "soldiers."

And it worked.

Yeah, it worked.

Those were the great old days, you know.

We was like the Roman Empire.

The Corleone family was like the Roman Empire.

Yeah,

it was once.

Frankie.

When a plot against the Emperor failed,

the plotters were always given a chance

to let their families keep their fortunes.

Right?

Yeah, but only the rich guys, Tom.

The little guys, they got knocked off

and all their estates went to the Emperors.

Unless they went home and they killed themselves,

then nothing happened.

And their families...

Their families were taken care of, Tom.

That was a good break, a nice deal.

Yeah.

They, uh, they went home

and sat in a hot bath,

opened up their veins

and bled to death.

And sometimes they had a little party before they did it.

Don'’t worry about anything, Frankie Five-Angels.

Thanks, Tom.

Thanks.

See you, Tom.

TOM: Addio, Frankie.

Kay. You have to go.

So pretty...

Kay, please hurry. He'’s coming.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

Anthony.

Kiss Mama goodbye.

Anthony, will you kiss your mother goodbye!

Anthony, say goodbye to Mama.

Anthony. I love you, Anthony.

Kay, please.

All right.

Mary, come here.

Anthony.

Anthony, please. Kiss me once.

[KAY SOBBING]

[BOAT ENGINE ROARING DISTANTLY]

Easy.

CONNIE: Anthony! Anthony!

He'’s here, we'’re going fishing.

No!

Michael wants to take him to Reno now.

Oh, shit!

Okay, kid, you have to go to Reno with your pop.

Come on, Anthony, I'’ll take you fishing again tomorrow, okay?

Huh? Okay.

Atta boy.

Hey, Anthony.

Listen, I'’ll catch one for you with the secret. Huh?

All right? Okay, good.

Okay, let'’s go.

Mr. Roth, you understand I'’ll have to take you into custody.

Yes, I understand.

REPORTER: Can you give us your reaction

to the High Court of Israel'’s ruling?

I'’m a retired investor on a pension.

I went to Israel because I wish to live there as a Jew,

in the twilight of my life.

Hey, Frankie! Come on out, let'’s play some Hearts.

Frankie!

REPORTER 2: Is it true you'’re worth over $300 million, Mr. Roth?

I'’m a retired investor, living on a pension.

I came home to vote in the presidential election

because they wouldn'’t give me an absentee ballot.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[GUN FIRING]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

[GUN FIRES]

Jesus Christ.

FREDO: Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women.

Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.

[GUN FIRING]

Hey! Everybody, come on, pay attention. Come here.

This is my friend Carlo Rizzi.

My brother Fredo. Oh, you know my brother Fredo.Sure.

This is my stepbrother Tom,

and that'’s his girl Theresa.

This cute little thing over here is my sister Connie

I was tellin'’ you about, huh?

Come on, say hello to Carlo. He'’s good-looking, isn'’t he?

Yes. [CHUCKLING]

Oh, that droopy thing over there, that'’s my brother Mike.

We call him Joe College. You know what I mean?

Go on. Sit down. Go ahead.

Talk to each other. Sit down.

Hey, Mr. Einstein...

[CHATTERING]

Here'’s the cake.

Hey, Sally, get in here!

I was scared. Come on.

Where'’s your father?

Took him on a wild goose chase. Christmas shopping.

Let'’s see that thing.

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

Oh, honey, that'’s nice, huh!

Should I put the candles on now?

Yeah. Go on. You help her, eh, Carlo.Sure.

Hey, what is that? Rum?

Yeah. Oh, that'’s good.

Sonny, come on, don'’t touch the antipasto until Pop sees it.

He'’s not ugly...

I say, what do you think of the nerve of them Japs, huh?

Them slanty-eyed bastards, huh?

Dropping bombs in our own backyard on Pop'’s birthday.

They didn'’t know it was Pop'’s birthday.

They didn'’t know it was Pop'’s... [SCOFFS]

We should have expected it after the oil embargo.

Expected? Expected or not,

they'’ve got no right dropping bombs!

What are you a Jap-lover or something, you on their side?

I understand 30,000 men enlisted this morning.

Bunch of saps...

Why are they saps?

Honey, come on, we don'’t have to talk about the war.

Hey, you talk to Carlo, all right?

They'’re saps because they risk their lives for strangers.

Oh, that'’s Pop talking.

SONNY: You'’re goddamn right, that'’s Pop talking!

They risk their lives for their country.

Country ain'’t your blood. You remember that.

I don'’t feel that way. SONNY: "I don'’t feel that way."

Well, if you don'’t feel like that,

why don'’t you just quit college and go to join the army!

I did.

I'’ve enlisted in the Marines.

Mike, why didn'’t you come to us?

What do you mean?

Pop had to pull a lot of strings

to get you a deferment.

I didn'’t ask for it.

I didn'’t ask for deferment, I didn'’t want it.

Come on, come on! Knock it off!

Come on, hey, Sonny.

Punk! Sonny.

Sonny, Sonny, sit. No, no, you go on.

Sit... Sit down.

Mommy, Daddy'’s fighting again!

[KIDS LAUGHING]

Go and show Carlo the tree.

[GIRL CHATTERING]

Nice.

Break your father'’s heart on his birthday.

That'’s swell, Mike. Congratulations.

That'’s right, encourage him!

Go on. Get me a drink.

Go on!

You gotta understand that your father has plans for you.

Many times he and I have talked about your future.

You'’ve talked to my father about my future?

My future.

Mikey, he has high hopes for you.

Well, I have my own plans for my future.

Did you go to college to get stupid?

You'’re really stupid.

He'’s here! Come on!

Come on. Come on.

Stupid!

[DOOR OPENING]

ALL: Surprise!

ALL: ♪ For he'’s a jolly good fellow

♪ For he'’s a jolly good fellow

♪ That nobody can deny Nobody can deny... ♪