The Godfather Part II (1974)
- Starring:
- Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, (more)
- Director(s):
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Francis Ford Coppola's legendary continuation and sequel to his landmark 1972 film, The Godfather, parallels the young Vito Corleone's rise with his son Michael's spiritual fall, deepening The Godfather's depiction of the dark side of the American dream. In the early 1900s, the child Vito flees his Sicilian village for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito (Robert De Niro) struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy, killing the local Black Hand Fanucci (Gastone Moschin) after he demands his customary cut of the tyro's business. With Fanucci gone, Vito's communal stature grows, but it is his family (past and present) who matters most to him -- a familial legacy then upended by Michael's (Al Pacino) business expansion in the 1950s. Now based in Lake Tahoe, Michael conspires to make inroads in Las Vegas and Havana pleasure industries by any means necessary. As he realizes that allies like Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg) are trying to kill him, the increasingly paranoid Michael also discovers that his ambition has crippled his marriage to Kay (Diane Keaton) and turned his brother, Fredo (John Cazale), against him. Barely escaping a federal indictment, Michael turns his attention to dealing with his enemies, completing his own corruption. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 200 mins
Complete Cast:
- Al Pacino - Michael Corleone
- Diane Keaton - Kay Adams
- John Cazale - Fredo Corleone
- Talia Shire - Connie
- Joe Spinell - Willie Cicci
- Harry Dean Stanton - FBI Man 1
- Richard Bright - Al Neri
- Michael Vincente Gazzo - Frankie Pentangeli
- Gastone Moschin - Fanucci
- Amerigo Tot - Michael's Bodyguard
- G.D. Spradlin - Senator Pat Geary
- Tom Dahlgren - Fred Corngeld
- Roman Coppola - Young Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
- Erica Yohn - Governess
- Leopoldo Trieste - Signor Roberto
- Frank Sivero - Genco
- Abe Vigoda - Tessio
- Francesca de Sapio - Young Mama Corleone
- Peter Donat - Questadt
- Dominic Chianese - Johnny Ola
- Danny Aiello - Tony Rosato
- Oreste Baldini - Vito Andolini, as a boy
- Nick Discenza - Bartender
- Carmine Caridi - Carmine Rosato
- Marianna Hill - Deanna Corleone
- Tom Rosqui - Rocco Lampone
- Carmine Foresta - Policeman
- Giuseppe Sillato - Don Francesco
- Robert Duvall - Tom Hagen
- Robert De Niro - Vito Corleone
- Lee Strasberg - Hyman Roth
- Troy Donahue - Merle Johnson
- William Bowers - Senate Committee Chairman
- Mario Cotone - Don Tommasino
- Vincent Coppola - Street Vendor
- James Caan - Sonny
- David Baker - FBI Agent
- Carmen Argenziano - Michael's Buttonman #2
- Morgana King - Mama Corleone
- Maria Carta - Vito's Mother
- Tere Livrano - Theresa Hagen
- Ignazio Pappalardo - Mosca
- James Gounaris - Anthony Corleone
- Roger Corman - Senator #2
- Herkulis E. Strolia - Tahoe Band Leader
- Joseph Della Sorte - Michael's Buttonman #1
- Gianni Russo - Carlo
- Sofia Coppola - Child (uncredited)
- Kathleen Beller - Girl in "Senza Mamma"
- John Aprea - Young Tessio
- Fay Spain - Marcia Roth
- Phil Feldman - Senator #1
- Bruno Kirby - Young Clemenza
- Richard Watson - Custom Offical
- Ezio Flagello - Impresario
- Director(s):
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Writer(s):
- Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
- Producer(s):
- Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Fredrickson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Graphic Violence, Not For Children)
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- 1998 - The Godfather Part II - American Film Institute - 100 Greatest American Movies
- 1975 - The Godfather Part II - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
- 1974 - The Godfather Part II - Directors Guild of America - Best Director
- 1992 - The Godfather Part II - Library of Congress - U.S. National Film Registry
- 1974 - The Godfather Part II - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director
