It’s a flashback sequence, including James Caan’s Sonny Corleone, who was killed off in the first Godfather movie. Yet arguably the biggest character in the saga, Marlon Brando’s Don Vito ...

Sonny’s Daughter Has a Chat With Michael In The Godfather Part II, Francesca, Sonny’s daughter, approaches Michael Corleone to ask for his blessing before her big day.

For audiences well-versed in Caan's filmography leading up to The Godfather, his turn as Sonny would have looked like an overwhelming transformation. In the film, he has taken on a brutish quality ...