The Godfather - Italian Restaurant Scene Subtitled & Translated 

McCluskey didn’t even get to finish his veal. It was the best in the city

To this day ,I always frisk the person I'm having dinner with AFTER they leave the restroom. Needless to say, this has ruined a lot of dates.

Read the book. When Sollozo avoided the guarantee, Michael knew Sollozo was going to kill his father no matter what he said that nite. Any doubts he harbored about the hit were erased. Furthermore, he made a tactical decision to return from the bathroom and sit rather than come out shooting as Clemenza had instructed. He reasoned the two might be looking for him to come out shooting and sitting down would make them relax.

I love how the train is used to build the tension in the scene right when he shoots

i've always felt that the scene was much more powerful NOT understanding what they're saying. it removes the focus from what sollozo wants and forces you to square in on mike, his anxiety and his anger.

When Sollozzo said he was not that clever, Michael proved him right.

You can tell Pacino does not speak Italian in real life but the actor who played Solozzzo spoke it fluently. Even Michael went back to English showing he is an American who only knows a little Italian. Even in Sicily he had people translating for him.

I remember as a kid watching this with my Sicilian father and having him tell me what Solozzo was saying. Best movie ever made.

It doesn't matter. Nothing Sollozzo said was going to change the outcome of this meeting. That's one big reason for no subtitles, the conversation is meaningless.

The acting is so good you can understand the interaction perfectly without knowing the words.

The actor who played Sollozzo was fabulous. Very realistic look, attitude & talk.

Coppola was so smart in using the train noise as the soundtrack of Michael heightened sense of anxiety, better than any music. When you are under pressure you notice things you otherwise would not care about. The loudness of the passing train was sublime film making

First time I watched the movie, it was good. But when I watched it the 2nd time, it was a masterpiece.

Al Letteiri was epic in these scenes as Sollazo. He epitomised the quintessential Italian mobster like no other character in the film. Should have had an Oscar for his role.

Knowing what Sollozo is saying makes it apparent how much smarter than Michael he thought he was. It was a costly mistake. Even Sonny, Tessio and Clemenza underestimated Mike as the soft college boy of the family without realizing that as a Marine in the Pacific, he most likely killed more men at close range than all of them put together.

The ten seconds leading up to Michael shooting Sollozzo, he's thinking: "This SOB tried to kill my father." "What if the cop shoots me after I shoot Sollozzo?" "What if the gun jams?" "What will happen to my family if I die tonight?" "Why didn't I order the antipasti? It looked good and I'm starving."

"Gotta go you gotta go." Now there's some famous last words.

That’s genius that the last thing Sollozzo says is that he wants the war to end... so Mike ends it. For Sollozzo, at least.

I really enjoy the accurate portrayal of Michael as a heritage speaker of Italian in this scene- his Italian gets better when he goes to Sicily too which seems pretty accurate

Once when I was a kid, we had the family over for a spaghetti dinner. I got up to go to my room real quick, and I grabbed a toy gun i had that used those cap rings that made a loud bang. When I came back to the dining room, I started shooting my toy cap pistol while everyone was still eating. Nobody knew what the heck I was doing, but my mother and brother did because they were fans of the film as I was, and bless their hearts, they played along by pretending to be dead, with me dropping my toy gun to the floor as I walked out. Most of the family there had a puzzled look on their faces, but thank God for my mother and brother's warped sense of humor. We laughed so much the rest of that evening 😂

It took a long time to shoot this scene because Pacino had trouble speaking Italian ,Sicilian the cop Sterling Hayden was tired off eating spaghetti

When Godfather casting was being done everyone was against Al Pacino playing Michael except Coppola. It was after this scene that Al shut all mouths!

Makes me realize what a tragedy it was that Al Lettieri died so young - just three years after The Godfather. What an amazing actor.

It's interesting how the noise of the train increases the tension of the scene

If ten speakers of Sicilian were asked to translate the dialogue, you will get ten different opinions.

A movie which was made in 1972 (48 years old) , still it impresses people around the world. A true master piece 👌👌

I remember passing by where this scene was filmed its a private house now. After all these years never knew it was close to my old high school. I Never get tired of this movie.

This is one of the best movies ever made.

This is fun as an academic exercise, but Coppola was smart enough to know that subtitles would be distracting during the tense scene after Michael returns from the restroom. You can glean what's being said anyway, for two reasons. First, because it's a variation of what Sollozzo has already said in English. And second, because of the careful placement of familiar foreign worlds like "padre" and "capiche" in the dialogue.

These subtitles are actually wrong. I speak Italian and a bit of Sicilian so I can clearly understand them. Here's what they're actually saying: S: "I'm sorry about-" M: "Forget it" S: "You know what happened between me and your father was just business? I have great respect for your father, but your father is old-fashioned. He doesn't understand that I am a man of honor-" M: "Don't tell me these things. I know." S: "You know..? And you understand that I have helped the Tattaglia family. I think we can come to an agreement. I want peace. And we can drop all this crap." M: "But I want.." S: "What?" M: "How do you say..?" What i want- (cut to after Michael exits the bathroom) S: "You feel better?" M: "Yes" S: "Mike, you understand me, don't you? You're Italian, like your father. Your father is sick. When he gets better, we arrange a meeting, and put everything in place. This foolishness must end." And then bang, bang. Dead.

Al Lettieri played Sollozzo, and what a brilliant actor he was.

Everyone talks about Pacino but Al Lettieri as Sollozo was some great acting.

Sollozzo: "You need to help me. So we can end this." Michael: "You got it." (BLAM)

I always found it completely unbelievable that Sollozzo didn't have at least a couple of his men sitting at a table right next to them.

I know people argue it's better without the subtitles, but I actually disagree. Yes, I can agree with the fact that it highlights Pacino's acting, which is very good. However, what Sollozzo says to Michael really brings a lot of context to this world. The way that people justify things and play games. He doesn't even really feign regret, he plays the victim and might actually see himself in that light. Seeing the villian try to justify the action of attempting to murder Michael's father, to his face and then just trying to brush it aside and move it along like "business" really shows what kind of person not just he is, but what kind of people run these criminal organizations. You could say that what he says doesn't really matter but it does. I always got the sense that Michael himself was not sure if he would actually go through with it, but seeing what kind of man Sollozzo is sealed his own fate in a sense.

I liked the way Sollozzo looked at the waiter as if to say, what’s taking you so long, beat it!! 😆

The Godfather is my favorite movie to date. I read each and every comment here and so far no one has mentioned the name of the restaurant. The name of the Restaurant is Louie's and is/was on Gun Hill Road in the Bronx. The food was fabulous. My Grandfather, on numerous occasions would take our family out to dinner. I was glued to mt seat as I watched this scene unfold. The bathroom is/was actually as described.

even in spanish version of this movie, this scene doesn't show subtitles great work amigo thank you

McCluskey thought himself untouchable, while sollozo was in fear of a hit at any moment.

Al Lettieri gives a perfect performance.

the most powerful scene in movie history...it`s all there,,,tension, fear, build up, unpredictability, atmosphere, lighting, anxiety, character development, sound, ambience, quaint surroundings, dated toilet scene, fascinating dialogue,sinister charm of sollozo, unsuspecting crooked cop, moment of truth for michael, shock result, violent outcome, confusion of language( if you don`t speak italian), slow pace, patient development, wine, veal, appropriate music after the event, car ready, aftermath bloody scene often shown on newspapers of the day.....

What a solid performance by Al Lettieri. He should have been rewarded an Oscar for his role.

I am 26. For a decade and a couple years, I have always wondered what Sollozzo said in this scene. Thanks for the translation 🙏🏼

The train screeching through was brilliant 👏.

I just binged-watch The Godfather films today and this scene particularly had no subtitles. Now RU-vid has shown me this video! Stop reading my mind RU-vid!

“What I want, is a guarantee. No more shinebox jokes. Ever.”

I didn't speak Italian when I saw this as a kid. All I clearly understood was "I have a lot of respect for your father". Even in Italian, that was easy to understand. Yet, somehow I understood what was being said. It came across in tone and body language. Especially from Al Lettieri. Excellent acting.

They say this is the scene where michael becomes a gangster and he accepts his fate, but I would argue that happends earlier when michael moves vito into another hospital room and then he helds vitos hand and tells him" im with you now.." and Vito sheds a tear. But this is perhaps the greatest scene in the history of cinema.

Pacino's understated, quiet and reserved portrayal of michael in 1 and 2 is his best work and really the shining example of dramatic acting. Loved his boisterous characters too like Detective Vincent Hanna in Heat, but this was his best work.

I always admired the work of the actor playing Solazo, guy was great without being over the top. The part where he whinces when Michael says he needs to go to the bathroom says ot all, " what are you up to"?

A few years back on the MAX cable network they broadcast the GF1, GF2 and the early years of the father in one movie and all the uncut scenes in the director version. With the movie opening with the Father's brother and being laid to rest and everything happening from then on. Small little parts shown to make people more understand the overall the feelings and emotions of each character. I think you can buy that version it was really good.

Thank you for the subtitles. I don't care if it was meaningless. It was nice knowing what they were talking about.

The scene makes a very interesting point, very subtly, in that the Turk knows Italian better than the first-generation Italian. It underscores how much Michael has, till now, turned his back on his heritage. ("That's my family, Kate. That's not me.") Very fitting that right after this, he goes to Sicily, to recover his ancestral identity.

I thought I would be smart and activate closed captions and get a translation that way . This is what I got : (speaking italian) Yeah, thanks a lot.

What I love most is the fact that the subtitles are pretty unnecessary, you can understand EVERYTHING that's going on just by the line delivery, the acting, the tone, and a few cognates here and there. That's amazing film making, removing the subtitles makes you focus on the body language more than the language. Greatest film ever made imho

Thanks. I been waiting almost 50 yrs to know what he said.... now l can rest in peace !!

One of the greatest scenes in movie history. I love how they show the difference in 1st generation born Italians with Michael's lack of knowledge in the speaking and understanding of the Italian language as its not his native👍

The death train had arrived...All aboard !!!

I've always interpreted that subtitles were unnecessary because his words meant nothing to Michael.

When he comes back from the restroom he's not listening anymore and his eyes are crazy eyes. Crazy for murder and revenge and for what he's about to do which will change his life forever.

Sterling Hayden (Captain McClusky) was the first choice to play Captain Quint in Jaws. He would have been great but Robert Shaw was also. Fun fact!

“Man of honor” is the Sicilian term for “made guy”.

I watched this movie many times, I am addicted to this movie and still keep on watching.

I have watched this movie more than 5 times. Still, every scene touched me.

I love how they didn't put subtites in orginal scene it feels more natural

I speak Spanish and I understood about 80% of what they said...

I love the look from Sollozzo when Michael says he has to use the bathroom. He's so deeply suspicious.

Never gets old! Movie will be a classic 50 years from now.

Not having subtitles also created more tension for the viewer, I think. Not knowing what was being said and looking at the animalistic, hungry eyes of Solozzo and seeing the complete lack of fear in Michael's eyes as the two are having a "civil"conversation.....was like a ticking timebomb about to explode.

Thank you sooo much for translating that. Great job 👏

Thank you so much for uploading & translating this! I've always wondered for years what they were saying!

Regardless if this hit was business oriented, not taking revenge would certainly be looked upon as weakness by Sollozzo and the other families.

Another masterpiece from Coppola Brilliant acting and so realistic that's what makes his movies so outstanding! 5 star all the way.. Pacino one of the greatest actors of all time.

Little did Sollozo know that Michael was looking for any excuse NOT TO KILL HIM, but he sealed his own fate when he said “he wasn’t that clever.” Michael knew he was pulling car salesman tactics on him as Sonny joked about earlier.

This is exactly why I started learning Italian you never know when you'll encounter the mob

Much thanks for making this video.

This was the last step in Michael’s metamorphosis. Up to this moment he was a civilian. Remember how Sonny laughed and Tom criticized Michael’s plan initially??? You could see Michael’s tortured face before going over to the other side right before shooting them both.

The first time I saw this scene, I was on the edge of my seat.

Thank you Duolingo... I actually understood some of his sentences perfectly... and Michael sounds like he did duolingo too

Awesome. Thanks for doing this.

This movie is hypnotic! I can watch it any day at any time of the week.

The way Al Pacino played this whole scene was masterful. He was emoting everything the character of Michael Corleone was thinking and feeling and you saw that in his face and body language. One thing that often gets overlooked is how the train is used to mask the gunshots when Michael starts shooting. And the haphazard and nonchalant way in which he just throws the gun down is like the ultimate “it’s done” gesture. I don’t know how much Francis Ford Coppola directed this performance or if it was all Pacino deciding how to play it but it’s acting genius.

I like in certain circumstances when they don't have subtitles for another language. It add to the authenticity, like you're next to them just overhearing this conversation, and also to the suspense. That definitely applies here. But still, thank you for doing this!

Sollozzo was only in the film for a short period of time but he was a very menacing and competent antagonist to the Corleone family.

The actor playing Sollozzo with his gestures made it somewhat understandable for those of us who only speak English.. "padre" we knew he was talking about his father "respecto" pretty obvious and "antique" with the gesture to his head easily deciphered to old fashioned thinking..

The thing I always found amazing anout this scene is that Sollonzo frisks Michael before he goes to the bathroom but not after. A big mistake on his (Sollonzo's part).

Yes, I am a fan of the godfather, a big one. Thank you for making this video and putting the subtitle. I have always wondered what did Michael and solozzo said when they were talking in Italian (silician) at the restaurant

Thank you for those subtitles. You're very thoughtful. 🤗💚😀

It’s a testament to Ford Coppola’s directing and the acting of Al Pacino and Al Lettieri that you don’t really need this translated to get the emotion and intent of the scene.

Thank u so much i was always wondering what they were saying in that scene .. Thank u again

Appreciate you for this translation

Thanks for the subtitles Ray...now to watch the rest of the film on the DVD which is now on pause. Thanks again.

I can't wait for the 50th anniversary edition of this classic movie to hit theatres next year.

Hey, at least Mr. Ray tried to make sense of what was said during that scene, thumbs up.

Nice…….well I enjoyed that translation. Thank you for putting it up…..Grazie ‼️

I always wondered what they said. Thanks for posting!

Man when I was young watching this I remember this scene being very tense made my hands all sweaty

Sollozzo: The thing with your father, whatever happened there... Michael: WHATEVER HAPPENED THER?!! I'll tell you what happened there!! 😂😂

Thank you so much for translating! Even though I am half Sicilian I never learned much Italian (the swear words mostly) and I always wondered about this scene.

Thank you for this