Frank Pentangeli

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Frank Pentangeli is a fictional caporegime in the Corleone crime family in The Godfather Part II, whose testimony becomes central to the film’s plot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caporegime
fictional character
appearsIn The Godfather Part II NERFINISHED
The Godfather film series NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium film
associatedWith Hyman Roth NERFINISHED
Peter Clemenza NERFINISHED
Rosato brothers NERFINISHED
Tom Hagen NERFINISHED
basedOn Frankie Yale NERFINISHED
believes Michael Corleone ordered his murder NERFINISHED
conflictWith Hyman Roth NERFINISHED
Rosato brothers NERFINISHED
createdBy Francis Ford Coppola NERFINISHED
Mario Puzo NERFINISHED
deathArrangedBy Michael Corleone NERFINISHED
diesBy suicide
ethnicity Italian
familyRelation old friend of the Corleone family
filmDebutYear 1974
firstAppearance The Godfather Part II NERFINISHED
genre crime film character
mafia fiction character
hasBrother Vic Pentangeli NERFINISHED
inspiredBy historical practice of Roman-style suicide
languageOfDialogue English
laterRecantsTestimony true
loyalTo Michael Corleone NERFINISHED
Vito Corleone NERFINISHED
loyaltyTestedBy Senate hearings
mannerOfDeath slits wrists in bathtub
meets Tom Hagen in custody
memberOf Corleone crime family NERFINISHED
nationality Italian-American
notIn The Godfather novel NERFINISHED
occupation caporegime
persuadedBy Tom Hagen to commit suicide
portrayedBy Michael V. Gazzo NERFINISHED
pressuredBy FBI NERFINISHED
residesIn New York NERFINISHED
roleInPlot central witness in Senate hearings on organized crime
setInUniverse The Godfather universe NERFINISHED
succeeds Peter Clemenza as caporegime NERFINISHED
targetOf assassination attempt by Rosato brothers
testifiesBefore United States Senate committee NERFINISHED
testimony implicates Michael Corleone in organized crime
threatenedBy Hyman Roth NERFINISHED

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Michael V. Gazzo portrayed Frank Pentangeli