18 reactions · 34 shares |  Fact: The Godfather Part II (1974) For the young Vito Corleone scenes, Robert De Niro spent four months learning the Sicilian dialect spoken in the film — a different dialect from standard Italian. He practiced daily with a dialect coach and local Sicilian speakers, and more than 90% of his lines were delivered entirely in that dialect, making his performance one of the most linguistically accurate in American cinema. | Hoenest | Facebook