The Godfather Part II 1974

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 165 min

genre: drama

theme: gangster

director: Francis Ford Coppola

Score: 9 / 10

The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American epic gangster film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, loosely based on the 1969 novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. It is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1972 film The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the other covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro), from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City. The ensemble cast also features Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Marianna Hill and Lee Strasberg.

Plot

The film interweaves timelines from two different generations of the Corleone family saga. In the first timeline, circa early 1900s, nine-year old Vito Andolini flees Corleone, Sicily, after mafia Don Ciccio kills his family. Surviving relatives help Vito escape to the US, where he becomes known as Vito Corleone. Vito grows up in Little Italy, works at a grocery store, and later marries Carmela. They have three sons, Santino "Sonny", Fredo, Michael, and daughter, Connie.

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author	Francis Ford Coppola Mario Puzo
award	Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
contentLocation	Havana New York City
director	Francis Ford Coppola
editor	Barry Malkin Peter Zinner Richard Marks
events	organized crime
genre	crime drama
keywords	act acting boss al neri arrest assassination attempt attack on pearl harbor caporegime carlo carlo rizzi carmela carmela corleone connie connie corleone consigliere contract killing corleone crime boss cuban revolution don fanucci early 1900s entry to israel family saga fbi federal bureau of investigation first film first time fish force frank pentangeli fredo fredo corleone grocery store hear hit hyman roth kill kiss of death lake tahoe law of return life of crime little italy marine michael michael corleone moe greene nevada new year pearl harbor peter clemenza police officer protection protection racket roman roman empire sal tessio salvatore tessio santino sonny senate committee shoot sonny corleone star witness survive tom hagen united states congressional committee united states federal witness protection program united states marine corps
musicBy	Nino Rota
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	Francis Ford Coppola
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	Florida Las Vegas Valley Miami New York City Sicily
theme	gangster prequel sequel