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FakeNoose

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13. I had read the book first, so I knew it was coming
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:49 PM
11 hrs ago

... I'm referring to James Caan's shooting scene.

But Robert Duvall - the Consigliere - he was a revelation in the first Godfather. Even having read the book first, I thought Duvall played the part so much better on the screen than he was written in the book. The audience expects Marlon Brando to dominate, and he did. But Duvall handled it and played off him in every scene they were in together. They were brilliant and the main reason it was such a great movie. In my opinion Al Pacino did more of a star-turn in Godfather II.

Rest in Peace, Robert Duvall, and thanks for all the great movies!

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Duvall sure could cowboy, too. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #1
Lonesome Dove...one of my favorites of all time! RIP mtngirl47 11 hrs ago #11
Mine too Gak73 9 hrs ago #20
Open Range..... SergeStorms 11 hrs ago #16
He was one of the legitimately greatest Hey Joe 13 hrs ago #2
That performance as Boo Radley is underappreciated. ificandream 12 hrs ago #3
RIP maxsolomon 12 hrs ago #4
What a loss. DenaliDemocrat 12 hrs ago #5
Yes, DD Leghorn21 12 hrs ago #6
Not too many Godfather actors still alive. LoveSucky 12 hrs ago #7
Al Pacino is still around BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #8
I had read the book first, so I knew it was coming FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #13
Pacino was much younger than Brando or Duvall BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #15
Didn't know he was still alive Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago #9
A great actor. milestogo 12 hrs ago #10
RIP area51 11 hrs ago #12
I loved/hated him in "A Civil Action". I kept forgetting I was watching an actor, not a real-life villain. eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #14
"" AllaN01Bear 11 hrs ago #17
One of the greats. R.I.P. OGBuzz 11 hrs ago #18
Duvall and Gene Hackman roomed with Dustin Hoffman BigmanPigman 9 hrs ago #19
Oh my gosh, I never knew that FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #21
I love the movie "Tender Mercies" IcyPeas 9 hrs ago #22
Oh, man........ Bayard 8 hrs ago #23
RIP mdbl 7 hrs ago #24
Of all the great roles he played, this is the one that stands out to me. Freaking iconic! wolfie001 7 hrs ago #25
Me too, He brought the Gung-Ho mentality in that moment. OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #36
He had seven Oscar nominations and this movie was one of them..............The Judge in 2014 turbinetree 7 hrs ago #26
Another role he played nwliberalkiwi 6 hrs ago #27
He was one of our regular customers at a workplace years ago happybird 6 hrs ago #28
One of the Greats Sam I Yam 6 hrs ago #29
Damn.... Talitha 6 hrs ago #30
I loved him in secondhand lions srose58089 6 hrs ago #31
IMO the true measure of an actor MaineNative 5 hrs ago #32
One of my all-time favorites MissMillie 4 hrs ago #33
A great actor...in many films that made an impression on me. OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #34
A sad loss, he will be missed JoseBalow 4 hrs ago #35
A great loss Loisita123 3 hrs ago #37
RIP Mr Duval... electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #38
One of the best of our time. Upthevibe 2 hrs ago #39
He was the first to get into Major Hotpants pants as a god fearing Major Frank Burns tirebiter 2 hrs ago #40
So many good performances, but I love Secondhand Lions, and another movie called A Family Thing with James Earl Jones. HeartsCanHope 58 min ago #41
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