“ | Michael Corleone says hello! | „ |
~ Tony Rosato to Frank Pentangeli. |
The Rosato Brothers are a pair of brothers and supporting antagonists in the 1974 film Godfather Part II. They are associates of Hyman Roth and enemies of Michael Corleone and Frank Pentangeli.
They were portrayed by the late Carmine Caridi and the late Danny Aiello.
Biography[]
Carmine and Tony Rosato were two mobsters who headed their own faction within the Corleone Crime Family. They were largely affiliated with Peter Clemenza, who was running the Corleone operations in New York following their move to Nevada. They were also associates of Hyman Roth who backed them. It was said that Clemenza promised them some territories in the Bronx. Though Frank pentangeli claims Clemenza promised them nothing, as he hated them just as much as Frank did.
After Clemenza mysteriously died (assumingly with the Rosato Brothers being involved), Pentangeli, who was his right hand man, took over the Corleone's operations and still didn't give those territories to them as he hated them because they did not respected him and because he believed they had something to do with Clemenza's death, while also accused them of causing unnecessary chaos in his territory with their businesses.
The Rosato brothers then began taking Corleone soldiers hostage. Now wanting to be identified as their own family separate from the corleones.
Pentangeli asked Michael Corleone to aid him in killing them both, but Michael refused. Though Michael did agree that the Rosatos were getting to bold, and could become a huge problem, he also had an ongoing business dealing with Hyman Roth and didn't want it to be ruined. After Michael survived his assassination attempt, he visited Pentangeli in his old home and asked him to settle his differences with the Rosatos in order to make Roth feel relaxed. Pentageli set up a meeting with them in one of their bars, and Carmine Rosato pretended to be friendly with him, before his brother Tony came from behind and attempted to strangle Frank shouting that Michael Corleone ordered his death. A policeman then entered the bar, saving Frank's life. After that the Rosatos were on the run. They weren't seen again. When Michael Corleone decided to eliminate all of his enemies once and for all, his step-brother and Consigliere Tom Hagen brought up how the Rosatos were on the run. Michael went on to eliminate Hyman Roth, Frank Pentangeli and his brother Fredo Corleone. It is possible somewhere down the line Michael had the Rosatos killed, as they not only where taking Corleone soldiers hostage, but they were conspiring with Michael’s enemy Hyman Roth during his crusade against Michael, and they attempted to kill Frank during a peace meeting that he was willing to comply with.
Relationships[]
Enemies[]
- Frank Pentangelli
- Peter Clemenza
- Michael Corleone
- Willie Cicci
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