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The Godfather: Part II (1974) 9.0
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Reviews: 533 user | 123 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. Director:Francis Ford Coppola |
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Cast
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| Robert Duvall | ... | ||
| Diane Keaton | ... | ||
| Robert De Niro | ... |
Vito Corleone
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| John Cazale | ... | ||
| Talia Shire | ... | ||
| Lee Strasberg | ... | ||
| Michael V. Gazzo | ... | ||
| G.D. Spradlin | ... | ||
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Richard Bright | ... | |
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Gastone Moschin | ... |
Fanucci
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Tom Rosqui | ... | |
| Bruno Kirby | ... |
Young Clemenza
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| Frank Sivero | ... |
Genco
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Francesca De Sapio | ... |
Young Mama Corleone
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The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
20 December 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II See more »Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$57,300,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Title Card: The godfather was born Vito Andolini, in the town of Corleone in Sicily. In 1901 his father was murdered for an insult to the local Mafia chieftain. His older brother Paolo swore revenge and disappeared into the hills, leaving Vito, the only male heir, to stand with his mother at the funeral. He was nine years old.
[gunshots and screams]
Woman: [subtitled from Italian] They've killed the boy! They've killed young Paolo! They've killed your son Paolo!
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Mentioned in the dialogue about Brian's favorite movie See more »
Jerry Bock Lawrence Holofcener (as Larry Holofcener) George David Weiss (as George Weiss)
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The movie's line "Michael... we're bigger than U.S. Steel." was voted as the #54 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007. See more »Goofs
During the final scene flashback, they are talking about the attack on Pearl Harbor happening on "Pop's birthday". It is also revealed that this led Michael to enlist in the army "this morning". Since the attack happened in Pearl Harbor at 8AM local time, news of the attack couldn't have reached New York before 1PM. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: The godfather was born Vito Andolini, in the town of Corleone in Sicily. In 1901 his father was murdered for an insult to the local Mafia chieftain. His older brother Paolo swore revenge and disappeared into the hills, leaving Vito, the only male heir, to stand with his mother at the funeral. He was nine years old.
[gunshots and screams]
Woman: [subtitled from Italian] They've killed the boy! They've killed young Paolo! They've killed your son Paolo!
See more »
Crazy Credits
As with the first film no opening credits are shown. Although it is now commonplace for films not to have opening credits, it was considered innovative in 1974. See more »Connections
Referenced in Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)Mentioned in the dialogue about Brian's favorite movie See more »
Soundtracks
"Mr. Wonderful"Jerry Bock Lawrence Holofcener (as Larry Holofcener) George David Weiss (as George Weiss)
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You can count on one hand the movie sequels that measure up to the original; GODFATHER II makes the cut. This movie is just as fine as GODFATHER I. Here the director goes back and forth between the early days of the young Vito Corleone, played by Robert De Niro, and the family after the action in GODFATHER I in the 1950's just before Castro came to power. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) has moved the family and most of his business to Nevada. Once again the acting is flawless. Diane Keaton as Michael's wife who quickly becomes disillusioned with her life with him and the lies he continues to tell her, assuring her that he is going legitimate soon; Robert Duvall as Michael's adopted brother and adviser; and Lee Strasberg as Hyman Roth all give outstanding performances; but the film really is Al Pacino's. We see him become a ruthless, cold-blooded killer who alienates himself from his family in ways his father would never have done. He has come so far from the idealistic young man in "GODFATHER I, who joined the Marines in World War I to serve his country and die for it if necessary, to a lonely, paranoid tragic man. There are many poignant scenes concerning his wife and children-- the drawing his son leaves for him in his bedroom, the gift that Tom buys the child because Michael is too busy, his wife Kay's being kept a virtual prisoner at his orders in the family compound, etc.
Once again many acts of violence are interwoven with religion: Michael's son's first communion, the religious parade in New York, Fredo's repeating the Rosary in order to catch a fish, for example.
The cinematography is stunning; the footage from Sicily and New York around the turn of the century and the snow scenes from the American West are beautiful and rich in detail. Mr. Coppola has directed yet another masterpiece.