Of course, De Niro would eventually receive the most acclaim for his work with another Italian-American luminary of the New Hollywood movement, Martin Scorcese, including star turns in Raging Bull and Taxi Driver. De Niro subscribed to the school of method acting, still relatively new in the 1970s, and spent time in Sicily studying the Sicilian dialect in order to prepare for the film. De Niro would win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for this role, just as Marlon Brando did for the older Vito in the first Godfather film. Pacino's most iconic roles, however, would be his ones in gangster movies, and many know him best for his starring turn in Brian De Palma's 1983 remake of Scarface.ĭe Niro was another relative unknown until getting cast by Francis Ford Coppola in this film. He'd become a darling of the New Hollywood movement with iconic turns in Serpico (1973), Scarecrow (1973), and Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Francis Ford Coppola made a risky decision casting Pacino in his Godfather films as far as the studios were concerned, but the gamble paid off and Pacino turned in iconic roles in these films that would launch him as a star.
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