I could not believe how young everybody was. I didn't even recognize Al Pacino! I got kind of lost in G2, too many mobsters. Theres a scene where one of Al Pacino's allies is strangled in a bar, why did that happen and did he survive? The camera flashed to him after the cop interrupted and he looked like he made it. I went to bed right after that scene, just couldn't keep my eyes open. My husband said I'd regret going to sleep. I wish I would have stayed up for the rest.
No.
Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.
That was Frankie Pantangelli, the acting head of the Corleone family in NYC. He did indeed survive and became a government witness against Michael Corleone.