[nickcarraway]

I vote for Part II. The flashbacks make it the preferred version for me. I think the flashbacks actually made it less than the original. Greeks were on to something about unity of drama. But both are in my personal Top Five.

What about the movie he directed between those two movies?

[Michael.SF.]

I think you refer to 'The Conversation'. I saw it way back then, when it first came out, to be honest I was bored. I would have to revisit it thugh, as I might not have given it a fair chance.

On a side note: I just watched Dog Day Afternoon, which featured John Cazale. This was on TMC, the host made mention of Cazale appearing in only five movies, before his premature death:

GodFather I and II
The Conversation,
The Deer Hunter
Dog Day Afternoon

It was mentioned that all five were nominated for Best Movie. The contention was that John Cazale was so good, that his appearance was a factor. A tad over done, I think, but he was a very good actor.