Originally Posted by mustachepete
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..“And Fredo -- well -- Fredo was -- well --”

I'd be curious to know about the evolution of Fredo from book to movie? In the book, Fredo is portrayed as a tough guy who falls to pieces when Vito is shot. Were they writing with Cazale in mind when they changed him into a pipsqueak bumbler? Did they audition tons of guys for the role?

I might have read somewhere that when Coppola was scouting, he saw John Cazale in a play and had found his Fredo