The freelance “Black Hand” extortionist in Hell’s Kitchen and Vito Corleone’s first hit. Fanucci extorts “protection” money from individuals and storekeepers and soon conflicts with the young Vito Corleone. However, Vito keenly senses that Fanucci relies on reputation alone to scare people and doesn’t back his threats with real violence. After Fanucci demands a share of the profit from Vito’s smuggling rackets, Vito murders him.
Don Fanucci Quotes in The Godfather
The The Godfather quotes below are all either spoken by Don Fanucci or refer to Don Fanucci. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14
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When he became a Don and asked opponents to sit down and reason with him, they understood it was the last chance to resolve an affair without bloodshed and murder.
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Don Fanucci Quotes in The Godfather
The The Godfather quotes below are all either spoken by Don Fanucci or refer to Don Fanucci. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 14
Quotes
When he became a Don and asked opponents to sit down and reason with him, they understood it was the last chance to resolve an affair without bloodshed and murder.
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
