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Which actors were considered for Michael Corleone before Al Pacino was cast?

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Francis Ford Coppola, with a beard, sits on a camera dolly surrounded by crew and actors on the set of The Godfather: Part II, with storefronts in the background. — Francis Ford Coppola American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola won the Oscar for best director for The Godfather: Part II (1974).

Before Al Pacino was ultimately cast as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972), several other actors were considered for the role, including Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, and Jack Nicholson.1