When Michael discovers the car bomb in The Godfather (1972), the realization hits so suddenly you can almost feel the collective gasp before Pacino’s expression completely changes.
John Cazale appeared in only five films, and all of them involved Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and/or Francis Ford Coppola. This, however, is the only Cazale film to involve all three.
The Godfather: Part II (1974)