
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Mariana Hill, and Lee Strasberg. It is the second installment in The Godfather trilogy. Partially based on Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, the film is both sequel and prequel to The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (De Niro), from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City.
Plot
In 1901, the family of nine-year-old Vito Andolini is killed in Corleone, Sicily, after his father insults local Mafia chieftain Don Ciccio. Vito escapes on a ship destined for New York City, and is registered as "Vito Corleone" on Ellis Island.
Awards
Cast
- Abe Vigoda
- Al Martino
- Al Pacino
- Bruno Kirby
- Carmen Argenziano
- Carmine Caridi
- Danny Aiello
- David J. Baker
- 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 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
- Troy Donahue
- William Bowers