Robert Duvall, as consigliere Tom Hagen, consults with Marlon Brando (Vito Corleone) in the first Godfather movie. Hagen was often spectacularly wrong in his advice. It's been 48 years since the Godfather movie was released.
Vito CorleoneNotes and ReferencesConsigliere to the Corleone crime familyPreceded by: Genco Abbandando1945-1954Succeeded by: Vito Corleone
Genco AbbandandoBy the early 1930s, Vito has organized his criminal operations as the Corleone crime family, one of the most powerful in the nation. Genco Abbandando is his consigliere, and Clemenza and Tessio are caporegimes.
Clemenza remained loyal, and personally assassinated Victor Stracci with a gunshot as he was coming out of an elevator during Michael Rizzi's baptism. He also garroted Carlo Rizzi, Connie Corleone's husband, in revenge for Carlo's purported involvement in the murder of her brother Sonny.
The reason he was removed was that when Michael became the New Goodfather in the first part he puts his father as consiglierie. ( if he would need one ) Tom is a lawyer who should not know about the brutal murders Mike Will order in the future. Mike becomes Goodfather 1954 and Vito dies 1956.
Hagen was originally intended to have been featured in The Godfather Part III, but was written out due to a salary dispute between Duvall and the film's producers. Coppola stated in the film's commentary that Duvall demanded the same salary as Al Pacino (who portrayed Michael Corleone).
Genco AbbandandoGenco Abbandando was the first consigliere of the Corleone family, and a childhood friend of Vito Corleone.
consigliere Tom HagenAn iconic scene in The Godfather is when Michael informs the family's longtime consigliere Tom Hagen (portrayed by Robert Duvall) that Tom is “out” as consigliere. Michael is brutally honest with Tom and tells him, “You're not a wartime consigliere, Tom. Things may get rough with the move we're trying.” Ouch.
Fredo CorleonePortrayed byJohn CazaleIn-universe informationNicknameFredo, FreddieTitleSoldier, Capo, Underboss13 more rows
The Godfather Part II Clemenza does not appear in the present timeline of the film due to a disagreement between Castellano and Paramount Pictures over the character's dialogue and the amount of weight Castellano was expected to gain for the part.
Peter ClemenzaFirst appearanceThe GodfatherLast appearanceThe Godfather: The GameInformationNickname(s)Fat Clemenza, Pete3 more rows
Ultimately, Tessio betrays Michael by helping arrange his assassination at a peace summit with Barzini and Philip Tattaglia. The summit will be held in Tessio's fiefdom in Brooklyn, where Michael will presumably be safe. In return, Tessio was to inherit the Corleone family upon Michael's death.
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