1. Hyman Roth is a minor character in the 2004 novel The Godfather Returns.
17 Facts About Hyman Roth
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Hyman Roth is based on notorious mobster and gambling kingpin Meyer Lansky.
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Hyman Roth's background is supplied in a deleted scene in The Godfather Part II.
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Hyman Roth is noticed by Peter Clemenza, who has been calling him "Johnny Lips".
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Dialogue later in the film explains that Hyman Roth worked diligently with the Corleone family during Prohibition, helping them enter the bootlegging trade by setting up a molasses-smuggling operation between Havana and Canada.
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Hyman Roth was a close friend and ally of fellow Jewish gangster Moe Greene, the "inventor" of Las Vegas.
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Corleone family caporegime Frank Pentangeli later admits that while Vito Corleone had had a long history with Hyman Roth, to include doing business with the man, liking him, and respecting him, the elder Corleone never trusted Roth.
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Hyman Roth instructs Ola to befriend Michael's brother Fredo, who provides Ola information about Michael that enables them to make an attempt on his life.
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Michael suspects a mole within the Corleone family aided Hyman Roth, and needs time to uncover his identity.
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On New Year's Eve 1958, the last night of Batista's rule, Michael orders Hyman Roth killed, confiding to Fredo that Hyman Roth will not see the New Year.
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Michael's bodyguard Bussetta attempts to assassinate Hyman Roth, who has been recuperating in a hospital, by smothering him with a pillow.
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Moments later, Fidel Castro's army enters the city, overthrowing the Batista regime and further ruining Michael's plans, as well as those of Hyman Roth, who had intended to pass ownership of his Cuban casinos to various Mafia heads, with Michael gaining control of the Capri.
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Hyman Roth survives and, believing Michael ordered the attack, agrees to testify against the Corleone family at a Senate hearing.
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Hyman Roth is last seen at the Miami airport, where he publicly states that he wishes to retire and live in Israel under the Law of Return.
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Hyman Roth's request is rejected by the Israeli High Court, reportedly due to his criminal ties.
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Michael arranges to have Hyman Roth killed at the airport where he is about to be taken into US federal custody.
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Hyman Roth's quote "We're bigger than US Steel", when boasting how much more successful organized crime is compared with this multinational, was based on a similar quote by Meyer Lansky.