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BumRushDaShow

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15. Pacino was much younger than Brando or Duvall
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 03:01 PM
17 hrs ago

so he was just getting his feet wet so that he could eventually take off in "Godfather II".

With all the "mafia" films that happened since that first "Godfather" (like "Goodfellas" ), I think they set the stage for taking it up a notch on "the little screen" with "The Sopranos" (RIP James Gandolfini).

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Duvall sure could cowboy, too. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #1
Lonesome Dove...one of my favorites of all time! RIP mtngirl47 17 hrs ago #11
Mine too Gak73 15 hrs ago #20
Open Range..... SergeStorms 17 hrs ago #16
He was one of the legitimately greatest Hey Joe 19 hrs ago #2
That performance as Boo Radley is underappreciated. ificandream 18 hrs ago #3
RIP maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #4
What a loss. DenaliDemocrat 18 hrs ago #5
Yes, DD Leghorn21 18 hrs ago #6
Not too many Godfather actors still alive. LoveSucky 18 hrs ago #7
Al Pacino is still around BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #8
I had read the book first, so I knew it was coming FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #13
Pacino was much younger than Brando or Duvall BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #15
I read the book, but was glad the film didn't include AdamGG 5 hrs ago #42
Didn't know he was still alive Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #9
A great actor. milestogo 18 hrs ago #10
RIP area51 17 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 17 hrs ago #14
"" AllaN01Bear 17 hrs ago #17
One of the greats. R.I.P. OGBuzz 16 hrs ago #18
Duvall and Gene Hackman roomed with Dustin Hoffman BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #19
Oh my gosh, I never knew that FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #21
While Duvall was uncredited they worked together in Copolla's The Conversation. pecosbob 2 hrs ago #44
I love the movie "Tender Mercies" IcyPeas 15 hrs ago #22
Oh, man........ Bayard 14 hrs ago #23
RIP mdbl 13 hrs ago #24
Of all the great roles he played, this is the one that stands out to me. Freaking iconic! wolfie001 13 hrs ago #25
Me too, He brought the Gung-Ho mentality in that moment. OAITW r.2.0 10 hrs ago #36
He had seven Oscar nominations and this movie was one of them..............The Judge in 2014 turbinetree 12 hrs ago #26
Another role he played nwliberalkiwi 12 hrs ago #27
He was one of our regular customers at a workplace years ago happybird 12 hrs ago #28
One of the Greats Sam I Yam 12 hrs ago #29
Damn.... Talitha 12 hrs ago #30
I loved him in secondhand lions srose58089 11 hrs ago #31
IMO the true measure of an actor MaineNative 11 hrs ago #32
One of my all-time favorites MissMillie 10 hrs ago #33
A great actor...in many films that made an impression on me. OAITW r.2.0 10 hrs ago #34
A sad loss, he will be missed JoseBalow 10 hrs ago #35
You get a two point conversion for the "Santini" reference. Prof. Toru Tanaka 2 hrs ago #46
A great loss Loisita123 9 hrs ago #37
RIP Mr Duval... electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #38
One of the best of our time. Upthevibe 8 hrs ago #39
He was the first to get into Major Hotpants pants as a god fearing Major Frank Burns tirebiter 8 hrs ago #40
So many good performances, but I love Secondhand Lions, and another movie called A Family Thing with James Earl Jones. HeartsCanHope 6 hrs ago #41
No knock on his acting abilities but... SamuelTheThird 2 hrs ago #43
The Outfit 1973...OG neo-noir classic. pecosbob 2 hrs ago #45
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