The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American epic crime 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 events some time after The Godfather and the early life of Vito Corleone.
Awards
Cast
- Abe Vigoda
- Al Martino
- Al Pacino
- Amerigo Tot
- Bruno Kirby
- Carmen Argenziano
- Carmine Caridi
- Danny Aiello
- Diane Keaton
- Dominic Chianese
- Erica Yohn
- Ezio Flagello
- Fay Spain
- Francesca De Sapio
- Frank Sivero
- G. D. Spradlin
- Gastone Moschin
- Gianni Russo
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Ivonne Coll
- James Caan
- Joe Spinell
- John Aprea
- John Cazale
- Julie Gregg
- Kathleen Beller
- Lee Strasberg
- Leopoldo Trieste
- Maria Carta
- Marianna Hill
- Michael V. Gazzo
- Morgana King
- Oreste Baldini
- Peter Donat
- Richard Bright
- Richard Matheson
- Robert De Niro
- Robert Duvall
- Roger Corman
- Roman Coppola
- Sho Kosugi
- Sofia Coppola
- Talia Shire
- Tom Dahlgren
- Tom Rosqui
- Troy Donahue
- William Bowers