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The Rosato brothers
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01/05/11 01:23 PM
01/05/11 01:23 PM
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I found some interesting information about the Rosato brothers in the screenplay of The Godfather II. First, the conversation Mike had with Roth at his home which was apparantly cut or shortened in the film. Second, the conversation of a deleted scene where Pentangeli meets with the Rosato brothers for the first time (see picture). It explains and confirms their role within the Corleone family. The conversation between Mike an Roth: MICHAEL The Rosato Brothers have performed services for you in the past; I understand that they are under your protection.
ROTH (simply) We do favors for each other...
MICHAEL Technically, they are still under the Clemenza wing of the Corleone Family, now run by Frankie Pentangeli. After Clemenza died, the Rosatos wanted territory of their own. Pentangeli refused, and came to me, asking for permission to eliminate them. I, of course, knew of their relationship with you, and in gratitude for your help with the Tropicana matter, turned him down. Pentangeli was furious, and paid one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to have me killed. I was lucky and he was stupid. I'll visit him soon. (leaning toward the old man, sincerely) The important thing is that nothing jeopardize our plans, yours and mine. This thing of ours, that we will build.
The old man touches Michael's hand, warmly.
ROTH Nothing is more important.
MICHAEL (quietly) Pentangeli is a dead man; do you object?
ROTH It's always bad for business; but you have no choice.
MICHAEL Then it's done. I must choose his replacement: it cannot be Rosato.
ROTH Of course you must keep control of your family.The first meeting between Pentangeli and the Rosato brothers. INT. THE RESTAURANT - DAY
The restaurant is quite empty, despite the excitement out on the street.
Pentangeli immediately sits at a table with a tall, dark, snappily dressed young man, CARMINE ROSATO.
Nearby, on the other side of the room is Rosato's brother, TONY, seated with a group of their men.
At another table in the restaurant is a table of Pentangeli's people: they are joined by bodyguards.
PENTANGELI Rosato, where's your brother?
ROSATO Sitting right behind you.
Pentangeli glances behind himself.
PENTANGELI He don't want to talk?
ROSATO We worked it all out beforehand.
PENTANGELI Are we going to eat or what?
ROSATO Sure, on me. I got Diner's Club.
PENTANGELI (sarcastically) Forget it; I'm suddenly without an appetite. You're making big trouble, Carmine.
ROSATO You weren't straight with us, Frankie, what else could we do?
PENTANGELI We could have talked first, saved a lot of running around.
ROSATO You wasn't listening, you didn't want to talk.
PENTANGELI Don't I look like I'm listening?
ROSATO We want Brooklyn one hundred percent. No more taxes to you. We want to be only loosely connected with your family -- sort of a under-family all of our own. Then we can act on all internal matters without talking. Also we want you to inform Michael Corleone that we can deal directly with him.
PENTANGELI I'm a little hungry, maybe I'll order something. Joe. (one of his men) Get me some bracciole or something. And pay cash. (to Rosato) And in return for these concessions, what do you do for me?
ROSATO We will release the hostages, number one. Number two, we're here for you to count on when you need us. We're independent, but we're here if you need us. In general, we'll cooperate with you and your businesses, and you in turn will cooperate with us. Pari persu.
PENTANGELI Pari Persu; what the fuck is Pari persu...?
ROSATO My lawyer went over this beforehand.
PENTANGELI What assurances do I have that there will be no more kidnapping, no more hits?
ROSATO The same assurance we got from you.
PENTANGELI What if I say shove it?
ROSATO Then Carmine Fucillo and Tony Blue DeRosa will need to be fitted for slabs.
PENTANGELI You want a war?
ROSATO We got no choice.
PENTANGELI You know if there's a way I'll go to the commission and the commission will side with me. That puts me and the other New York families against you.
ROSATO We got friends in the commission.
PENTANGELI (getting angry) I'm talking about Italians!
ROSATO What about Michael Corleone?
PENTANGELI He supports me.
ROSATO Maybe, yes... maybe no.
One of Pentangeli's men approaches with a plate of Italian food.
Pentangeli stands up, angered by this remark of Rosato's; he pushes the dish of food out of the surprised Bodyguard's hands.
PENTANGELI You drove old Pete Clemenza to his grave, Carmine; you and your brother. Turning on him; trouble in his territories -- you and your demands. I hold you responsible, just as though you shot him in the head. And I ain't gonna let that go for long!
Pentangeli walks out of the restaurant; there's a little tension between the bodyguards of the two factions.
ROSATO (O.S.) Hey, Five-Angels...
He gives him the arm.
Frankie's face turns red, like he wants to have it out here and now; but Willy Cicci calms his down, and they all make their move out.
EXT. THE RESTAURANT - DAY
Pentangeli gets into the car.
PENTANGELI Nobody I hate calls me Five-Angels to my face!
He slams the door.
"It was between the brothers Kay -- I had nothing to do with it."
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