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The Godfather: Part II (1974)

200 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   20 December 1974 (USA)
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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.

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Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay), Mario Puzo (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Pacino Al Pacino ...
Robert Duvall Robert Duvall ...
Diane Keaton Diane Keaton ...
Kay
Robert De Niro Robert De Niro ...
Vito Corleone (as Robert DeNiro)
John Cazale John Cazale ...
Talia Shire Talia Shire ...
Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg ...
Michael V. Gazzo Michael V. Gazzo ...
G.D. Spradlin G.D. Spradlin ...
Richard Bright Richard Bright ...
Gastone Moschin Gastone Moschin ...
Fanucci (as Gaston Moschin)
Tom Rosqui Tom Rosqui ...
Bruno Kirby Bruno Kirby ...
Young Clemenza (as B. Kirby Jr.)
Frank Sivero Frank Sivero ...
Genco
Francesca De Sapio Francesca De Sapio ...
Young Mama Corleone (as Francesca de Sapio)
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Storyline

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>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

New York | Cuba | 1910s | Business | 1950s  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Spanish | Latin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$244,000 (USA)

Gross:

$193,000,000 (Worldwide) (26 July 2012)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview, Gordon Willis admitted that he sometimes "went too far" in his use of dark photography. He particularly noted the scene in which Michael asks Mama for advice as an example. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During Roth's birthday party, the pattern on his shirt changes. Due to weather difficulties, the two minute scene took over a week to shoot and the original shirt was lost at some point. The production designer attempted to recreate it by drawing an approximation of the pattern onto a plain shirt, but it didn't quite match. 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!
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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.
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Connections

Referenced in Baadshah (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by all for Michael's birthday See more »