Yes, the films by Francis Ford Coppola are technically two movies -- but the first film, released in 1972, and the second, released in 1974, equally take the top spot for best movie of all time on Kinn and Piazza's list. "Both movies ask the question, What is true evil?" the two critics write. "The possible answer: a well-spoken, thoughtful young man forced to sacrifice his conscience and his family in order to become who 鈥� and what 鈥� he must be. The two movies culminate in a brooding Sicilian bonfire of greed, betrayal and revenge, brilliantly played out by the greatest actors of their generation at their incendiary peak."
According to , actor Al Pacino asked Lee Strasberg, who portrays Hyman Roth, to leave his retirement to act in "The Godfather Part II."
Star Marlon Brando, who played Don Vito, was supposed to be in the flashback in "Part II" at a birthday party in his honor, according to . Brando didn't show up for filming, so Coppola made it a surprise party instead and had him be greeted offscreen.
