Nobody… I wouldn't change any single actor from the cast.
Except for The Godfather III, I could had done without Sophia Coppola. But then, again, I could had done without the movie itself.
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He is mostly Sicilian with some Neapolitan. His mother's family is from Corleone, Sicily.

Sicilians have Arab blood
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That's the dumbest thing I've heard on this site
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No, he's Italian Catholic

Al Pacino is himself jewish. Southern italians are mostly jews.

Tommy Lucchese was only 5'1, and if you read about him, he had much in common with Michael besides his height–his steely coldness, innovative business acumen, his native intelligence, etc.
In The Godfather films, when he's in a scene with people (mostly men, because I don't recall him doing this in his scenes with the taller Diane Keaton) taller than he, Pacino does certain physical "tricks" to distract the audience so they're less likely to focus on the height differential, and to keep the audience focused on him. He cocks his head to the side, fiddles with the brim of his hat, slouches a certain way, puts his hands on his hips, hooks thumbs in his belt loops, rocks back on his heels, etc. I've noticed several other actors on the shorter side do the same thing: Robert Fuller, Frank John Hughes, Scott Caan, Robert Blake.

What was so good about Pacino? Lol, now I know this was a troll thread. Thanks for the laughs.

You clearly never read the novel.

It doesn't take great skill as an actor to lose one's temper.
What was so good about Pacino? He's great in many other roles, but here he was too small. Small in height and stature. It was a fail for me.

James Caan was great and terrifying in the scenes where Sonny lost his temper, and while Al Pacino lacked height, he was great in acting.

What did you enjoy about their performances? I found Caan to be out of place in that family because of his look and his sound. He played the role like he was a Bronx hoodlum not the son of a mafia boss. Pacino just seemed too short and it was jarring.

I thought they were both good

LOVE the casual and smug heightism in this thread! YES!

My father is 3 inches smaller than his father and his mom was tall too. My father was born after ww2 when my grandfather's family lost everything during the war and they were poor. There are plenty of reasons why children turn out shorter than the parents, it could be because of genes, skipping a generation or poor nutrition or something else.
And no way can Pacino be replaced, the role was tailor made for him. He fit the description in the book and no one can do a better job than he did.

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My brothers and I are shorter than my dad. We are 6’2 and he’s 6’4.
My cousin is shorter, he’s about 5’8 while his dad is 6’6. In face it was his sister who took the dad’s genes - she’s 5’11.
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Okay, you make a good point. I can't say I've ever known irl any sons shorter than their fathers but you make a good case here.

Similar to my cousins
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

Nope. I'm only 5'9" and he's 6'.

Nice job! I love Patrick Wayne. Are you and your dad the same height?
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

Lol u certainly did ur homework
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