The Godfather: Part II (1974)

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

Mario Puzo (novel)
Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 December 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

The early life & career of Vito Corleone in 1920's 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.

Plot Keywords:

Telephone Call | Crying | Sequel To Best Picture Winner | Friend | Drunkenness

Awards:

Won 6 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations

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Cast

Al Pacino	...	Don Michael Corleone
Robert Duvall	...	Tom Hagen
Diane Keaton	...	Kay Corleone
Robert De Niro	...	Vito Corleone
John Cazale	...	Fredo Corleone
Talia Shire	...	Connie Corleone
Lee Strasberg	...	Hyman Roth
Michael V. Gazzo	...	Frankie Pentangeli
G.D. Spradlin	...	Senator Pat Geary
Richard Bright	...	Al Neri
Gastone Moschin	...	Don Fanucci (as Gaston Moschin)
Tom Rosqui	...	Rocco Lampone
Bruno Kirby	...	Young Peter Clemenza (as B. Kirby Jr.)
Frank Sivero	...	Genco Abbandando
Francesca De Sapio	...	Young Mama Corleone (as Francesca de Sapio)
Morgana King	...	Mama Corleone
Marianna Hill	...	Deanna Corleone (as Mariana Hill)
Leopoldo Trieste	...	Signor Roberto
Dominic Chianese	...	Johnny Ola
Amerigo Tot	...	Michael's Bodyguard
Troy Donahue	...	Merle Johnson
John Aprea	...	Young Sal Tessio
Joe Spinell	...	Willi Cicci
James Caan	...	Sonny Corleone
Abe Vigoda	...	Sal Tessio
Tere Livrano	...	Theresa Hagen
Gianni Russo	...	Carlo Rizzi
Maria Carta	...	Vito's mother
Oreste Baldini	...	Vito Andolini - as a boy
Giuseppe Sillato	...	Don Francesco 'Ciccio'
Mario Cotone	...	Don Tommasino
James Gounaris	...	Anthony Vito Corleone
Fay Spain	...	Mrs. Marcia Roth
Harry Dean Stanton	...	FBI man #1
David Baker	...	FBI man #2
Carmine Caridi	...	Carmine Rosato
Danny Aiello	...	Tony Rosato
Carmine Foresta	...	Policeman
Nick Discenza	...	Bartender
Father Joseph Medeglia	...	Father Carmelo
William Bowers	...	Senate committee chairman
Joseph Della Sorte	...	Michael's buttonman #1 (as Joe Della Sorte)
Carmen Argenziano	...	Michael's Buttonman #2
Joe Lo Grippo	...	Michael's buttonman #3
Ezio Flagello	...	Impressario
Livio Giorgi	...	Tenor in 'Senza Mamma'
Kathleen Beller	...	Girl in 'Senza Mamma' (as Kathy Beller)
Saveria Mazzola	...	Signora Colombo
Tito Alba	...	Cuban President Batista
Johnny Naranjo	...	Cuban translator
Elda Maida	...	Pentangeli's wife
Salvatore Po	...	Vincenzo, Pentangeli's brother
Ignazio Pappalardo	...	Mosca
Andrea Maugeri	...	Strollo
Peter LaCorte	...	Signor Abbandando
Vincent Coppola	...	Street vendor
Peter Donat	...	Questadt
Tom Dahlgren	...	Fred Corngold
Paul B. Brown	...	Senator Ream
Phil Feldman	...	Senator #1
Roger Corman	...	Senator #2
Ivonne Coll	...	Yolanda (as Yvonne Coll)
Joe De Nicola	...	Attendant at brothel (as J.D. Nicols)
Edward Van Sickle	...	Ellis Island doctor
Gabriella Belloni	...	Ellis Island nurse (as Gabria Belloni)
Richard Watson	...	Custom official
Venancia Grangerard	...	Cuban nurse
Erica Yohn	...	Governess
Teresa Tirelli	...	Midwife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Italia Coppola	...	Mama Corleone's body (uncredited)
Roman Coppola	...	Sonny Corleone, as a boy (uncredited)
Sofia Coppola	...	Child on ship (uncredited)
Julie Gregg	...	Sandra Corleone (uncredited)
Larry Guardino	...	Vito's uncle (uncredited)
Gary Kurtz	...	Photographer in court (uncredited)
Laura Lyons	...	(uncredited)
Connie Mason	...	Extra (uncredited)
Richard Matheson	...	Senator #3 (uncredited)
John Megna	...	Young Hyman Roth (uncredited)
Frank Pesce	...	Extra (uncredited)
Victor Pujols	...	Cuban guerilla with grenade (uncredited)
Jay Rasumny	...	Street vendor (uncredited)
Tony Sirico	...	Extra (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Filomena Spagnuolo	...	Extra in Little Italy (uncredited)
Julian Voloshin	...	Sam Roth (uncredited)

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola

Writing credits
Mario Puzo		(novel "The Godfather")
Francis Ford Coppola		(screenplay) and
Mario Puzo		(screenplay)

Produced by
Francis Ford Coppola	....	producer
Gray Frederickson	....	co-producer
Fred Roos	....	co-producer
Mona Skager	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Nino Rota

Cinematography by
Gordon Willis

Film Editing by
Barry Malkin
Richard Marks
Peter Zinner

Casting by
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton		(as Michael Fenton)
Vic Ramos

Production Design by
Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction by
Angelo P. Graham		(as Angelo Graham)

Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson

Costume Design by
Theadora Van Runkle

Makeup Department
Naomi Cavin	....	hair stylist
Charles H. Schram	....	makeup artist (as Charles Schram)
Dick Smith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mario Cotone	....	unit manager: Sicily
Valerio De Paolis	....	production supervisor: Sicily (as Valerio DePaolis)
Michael S. Glick	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold	....	assistant director (as Newton Arnold)
Burt Bluestein	....	second assistant director
Tony Brandt	....	assistant director: Sicily
Alan Hopkins	....	second assistant director
Michael Kusley	....	second assistant director (as Mike Kusley)
Henry J. Lange Jr.	....	second assistant director
Charles Myers	....	second assistant director (as Chuck Myers)

Art Department
Joe Chevalier	....	assistant set decorator: Sicily
Douglas E. Madison	....	property master (as Doug Madison)
V.R. Bud Shelton	....	property master (as V. Bud Shelton)

Sound Department
Howard Beals	....	sound effects editor
Mark Berger	....	sound montage associate
Nathan Boxer	....	production sound recordist
James Fritch	....	sound effects editor (as Jim Fritch)
Pat Jackson	....	sound montage associate
James J. Klinger	....	sound effects editor (as Jim Klinger)
Walter Murch	....	sound montage
Walter Murch	....	sound re-recordist
Charles M. Wilborn	....	production sound recordist (as Chuck Wilborn)
James Perdue	....	playback sound (uncredited)
Ben Sobin	....	playback sound (uncredited)
Mel Zelniker	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
A.D. Flowers	....	special effects
Joe Lombardi	....	special effects

Stunts
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
William Gereghty	....	assistant camera (as Bill Gereghty)
Ralph Gerling	....	camera operator
George Holmes	....	gaffer
Bob Rose	....	key grip
Robert D. McBride	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Emy DeSica	....	casting: Sicily
Maurizio Lucci	....	casting: Sicily
Maurice Schell	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Burke	....	wardrobe
Nancy McArdle	....	wardrobe
George Newman	....	wardrobe
Marie Osborne	....	wardrobe
Marilyn Putnam	....	wardrobe
Eric Seelig	....	wardrobe
Thomas Welsh	....	wardrobe (as Tommy Welsh)

Editorial Department
George Berndt	....	assistant editor
Lisa Fruchtman	....	assistant editor
Bobbe Kurtz	....	assistant editor
Michael Kirchberger	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
George Brand	....	music editor
Carmine Coppola	....	composer: additional music
Carmine Coppola	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)
Hugh Kelly	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
B.J. Bjorkman	....	script supervisor (as B.J. Bachman)
Serena Canevari	....	script supervisor: Sicily
Randy Carter	....	location assistant
Ronald Colby	....	location supervisor: New York (as Ron Colby)
Jack English	....	location coordinator
Deborah Fine	....	researcher
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
John Franco	....	script supervisor
Sonya Friedman	....	subtitler
Edward Guthmann	....	advisor: senate hearings (as Ed Guthman)
Mona Houghton	....	location assistant
Melissa Mathison	....	location assistant
Tammy Newell	....	coordinator: Miami
Bruno Perria	....	production assistant: Sicily
Eileen Peterson	....	unit publicist
Romano Pianti	....	translator: Sicilian
Nanette Siegert	....	production secretary
Carl Skelton	....	location auditor
Peter Zinner	....	foreign post-production
Stephen A. Glanzrock	....	production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
James Caan	....	thanks: The producers would like to thank, for his special participation in this film

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• The Coppola Company (as A Coppola Company Production)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1977) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (1992) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Pioneer (1993) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Paramount Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Award Winning Collection)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (DVD)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)

Other Companies

• American Zoetrope  production facilities furnished through

Also Known As:

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II (USA) (complete title)
Son of Godfather (USA) (working title)
The Second Godfather (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

200 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Spanish | Latin

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:PG | UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Israel:PG | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Poland:15

Filming Locations:

6th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Was voted the 7th Greatest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly, thus being the most highly ranked sequel on their list and only 6 rankings behind its predecessor.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Michael is waiting to see Fredo (during the mourning gathering following their mother's death), Michael is wearing a watch. Then when he goes in to see Fredo (and give a nodding approval for his assassination) the watch is clearly absent.

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!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Moe Baby Blues (#14.22)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Senza mamma

One of the Best Sequels Ever

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.