John Marley in The Godfather (1972)
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
Victim: Khartoum (Woltz' stallion)
Killer: (unknown, presumably Luca Brasi)
◄ IMDb Polls
Poll: A Sicilian Anniversary - The Godfather Deaths
*** SPOILERS AHEAD ***
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), here's a poll offer you can't refuse.... well except if you're not a fan (but then don't be surprised if you wake up some day with a horse's head under your sheets).
Now, what makes The Godfather (1972) such a celebrated classic is the way each scene from the film is a classic in its own right. And working on a crime-related film, Coppola made it a matter of 'honor' to make each death scene particularly memorable.
So, which death from The Godfather (1972) is the most memorable?
To discuss the list, a click you can't refuse
Make Your Choice
-
-
Lenny Montana and Norm Bacchiocchi in The Godfather (1972)
"It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes." Victim: Luca Brasi (Vito Corleone's henchman) Killer: Sollozo (very good with a knife) and Tattaglia's hit man -
Richard S. Castellano, John Martino, and Tom Rosqui in The Godfather (1972)
"Oh, Paulie. You won't see him no more..." Victim: Paulie Gatto (Peter Clemenza's soldier) Killer: Rocco Lampone -
Al Pacino, Sterling Hayden, and Al Lettieri in The Godfather (1972)
"You've gotta get up close like this and - bada-BING! - you blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit. " Victims: Virgil "the Turk" Sollozzo (rival mobster) and Mark McCluskey (corrupt NYPD Captain and Sollozzo's private bodyguard) Killer: Michael Corleone -
"The Godfather" James Caan 1972 Paramount
"They shot Sonny in the causeway. He's dead." Victim: Santino "Sonny" Corleone (Vito Corleone's eldest son and Acting Don) Killer: Barzini's buttonmen -
The Godfather (1972)
"My trusted bodyguard planted a bomb in my car; she drove it before I did" Victim: Apollonia Vitelli Corleone (Michael Corleone's Sicilian wife), actually a collateral damage as the bomb was meant for Michael Killer: Fabrizio (Michael's bodyguard) -
Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)
" I swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today." Victim: Vito Corleone (The Godfather) Heart attack, the only death of natural causes in the movie -
Richard S. Castellano in The Godfather (1972)
"You know how many men he had killed! Read the papers. Read the papers! That's your husband!" Victim: Anthony Stracci (Head of one of the New York Five Crime Families) Killer: Peter Clemenza -
Alex Rocco in The Godfather (1972)
"Someone put a bullet through his eye. No one knows who gave the order.." Victim: Moe Greene (rival mobster) Killer: unknown -
Rudy Bond in The Godfather (1972)
"Today, I settle all family business." Victim: Carmine Cuneo (Head of one of the New York Five Crime Families) Killer: Willie Cicci -
Victor Rendina in The Godfather (1972)
"I must have strict assurance from Corleone. As time goes by and his position grows stronger, will he attempt any individual vendetta?" Victim: Philip Tattaglia (Head of crime Family) Killer: Rocco Lampone Collateral damages: Hooker -
Richard Conte in The Godfather (1972)
"But I didn't know until this day that it was Barzini all along." Victim: Emilio Barzini (Head of crime Family) Killer: Al Neri Collateral damages: Barzini's chauffeur and bodyguard -
Abe Vigoda in The Godfather (1972)
"Tom, can you get me off the hook? For ol' time's sake." Victim: Salvatore "Sal" Tessio (Michael Corleone's caporegime) Killer: off-screen death -
Gianni Russo in The Godfather (1972)
"You have to answer for Santino, Carlo." Victim: Carlo Rizzi (Michael Corleone's brother-in-law) Killer: Peter Clemenza (Michael Corleone's caporegime) -
Tom Hanks and Shelley Long in The Money Pit (1986)
I didn't see the film or don't count me among the fans or like Peter Griffin would say: "I prefer the Money Pit"
