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    Hyman Roth (born Hyman Suchowsky) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II. He is also a minor character in the 2004 novel The Godfather Returns. Roth is a Jewish mobster and investor, and a business partner of Vito Corleone and later his son Michael Corleone. He is based on notorious mobster and ...

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    Born as Hyman Suchowsky, Hyman Roth spent his early life in Hell's Kitchen, New York. In the early 1920s, while working as a car mechanic, he was noticed by Peter Clemenza, who called him "Johnny Lips". Clemenza introduced him to Vito Corleone who suggested to change his name. When Vito asked who he admired, Suchowsky told him Arnold Rothstein for ...

    "This is the business we've chosen. It was only business, Dominic."
    ―Hyman Roth
    Roth is largely based on Jewish gangster Meyer Lansky, who ran molasses from Cuba and maintained a lucrative partnership with Fulgencio Batista. He also had a strong friendship with Bugsy Siegel, o...
    The scene in where he is shot is similar to the death of Presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
    In real life, after Lansky's unsuccessful attempt to immigrate to Israel, he peacefully returned to the US, where he would stand trial for tax evasion. After his acquittal on those charges, Lansky...
  2. Sep 6, 2017 · 3. In the Godfather, Part II, Michael Corleone's henchman Bussetta is sent to kill Hyman Roth but he fails because at the last moment a group of officers enter in the room and kill Bussetta. Bussetta seems very quiet and benefits from the hospital personnel's lost of attention because of New Years Eve. What did alert them?

  3. Dec 28, 2021 · Michael was younger than Fredo, and the fact that Michael was chosen to lead the family after Vito instead of him angered him beyond description. Fredo was aware that Hyman was angry with Michael's aggressiveness in Las Vegas, and he simply allowed Hyman to attempt to kill Michael so that he could hopefully claim the title of Don Corleone.

  4. The Roth Conspiracy was a conflict between Hyman Roth, the Rosato Brothers, and the Corleone family. In late 1958, Hyman Roth set up a meeting in Havana, Cuba, between several mob bosses, including Don Michael Corleone. He promised all of the mob bosses swathes of territory. Just as the meeting had adjourned, the president Fulgencio Batista resigned from office and the bosses had to return to ...

  5. May 19, 2024 · The ending of The Godfather: Part II is a powerfully tragic one, with the final shot of the film underscoring the film's themes. The follow-up to 1972's The Godfather, the film charts the rise of Vito Corleone after he moved to America and became a criminal. His ascent to power is contrasted with his son Michael's efforts decades later to ...

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  7. In the epic crime saga, The Godfather Part II, a pivotal line reveals the complicated relationship between the powerful Don Vito Corleone and his business ri...

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