The Godfather Part II

"The rise and fall of the Corleone empire."

1974 3h 22m EN

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96%

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★8.6TMDB · 14,441🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●90Metacritic★9IMDB · 1,492,120

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Synopsis

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In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

“The rise and fall of the Corleone empire.”

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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
Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone
Talia Shire
Constanzia 'Connie' Corleone
Lee Strasberg
Hyman Roth
Michael V. Gazzo
Frank Pentangeli

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Languages: English, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 202 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Italian, Latin, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Godfather Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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257+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, shot by Gordon Willis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nino Rota. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Francis Ford Coppola directs. Gordon Willis behind the camera. Nino Rota scores. Barry Malkin cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian, Latin, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 202 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Made its money back 7.9× over at the box office.
352 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Italian, Latin, Spanish.
5Part of the "The Godfather Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6257+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, shot by Gordon Willis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Nino Rota. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Barry Malkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Al Pacino and Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "The rise and fall of the Corleone empire.".
12IMDB entry: tt0071562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1314,441 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 25 themes, including "new year's eve", "new york city", "based on novel or book", "italian american".
15Released under 38 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gordon Willis
Original score: Nino Rota
Editing: Barry Malkin
Production design: Dean Tavoularis
Costume design: Theadora Van Runkle
Makeup / hair: Charles H. Schram
Sound: Walter Murch
Runtime: 202 min · 3h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $102,600,000
Return: 789% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Godfather Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes: 96% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 90/100
IMDB rating: 9/10 · 1,492,120 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Won 6 Oscars. 17 wins & 21 nominations total

Academy Award for Best Production Design
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score

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Part of

The Godfather Collection

Francis Ford Coppola’s trilogy films about the everyday life of a New York mafia family. With its star-studded cast these films would go down in history as some of the greatest Hollywood has ever produced.

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jkbbr5492015-04-21
This is by far the greatest movie of all time! Even better than the first Godfather!
Matthew Dixon2019-07-30
★ 10/10
Worthy sequel to the first movie. In something more meditative and unhurried, in something more philosophically meaningful than its legendary predecessor. Backstage games and backstage talks replaced the dramatic mood swings of the main characters and the exchange of fire. The second film continues the story of Michael Carleone in the role of the Godfather, and also complements the family story with scenes of the formation of the young Vito Andolini and his escape to America. The difficult choice of being young Don, his sphere of expansion of influence opens up new heights and horizons, but also acquires new enemies. Big money and power always keep pace with great temptation, and therefore you should always keep your ears open. After all, the knife in the back can insert exactly the one from whom you do not expect ...
CinemaSerf2022-04-04
★ 7/10
Building on the first volume, this self-adaptation by writer Mario Puzo and director Francis Ford Coppola develops the story of the new Don - "Michael" (Al Pacino). His attempts to expand, and to a certain extent legitimise, the family businesses see him associating with the duplicitous "Hyman Roth" (Lee Strasberg) in Cuba; subject to betrayal, assassination attempts and fighting what may be a losing battle to keep his own family together - all whilst doing plenty of Machiavellian manipulation of his own. There is an equally strong parallel thread depicting how his father "Vito" (Robert de Niro) rose to prominence after fleeing Sicily after the murder of his family at the hands of "Don Ciccio". With the principal characters all now well established, we can hit the ground running with a solid and complex set of inter-connected, character-driven storylines. The superior cast deliver this story really effectively - Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton as the consigliere and wife respectively, standing out. The attention to detail alongside the instantly recognisable Nino Rota score add amply to what is just a great story of Michael's efforts to build upon (and honour) his father's legacy, before he loses all of his own, once prevailing, decency. It is long, and it does miss Brando, but Pacino is on super form as the increasingly ruthless and isolated - even lonely - figure and I reckon this is every bit as good at the "Godfather" (1972).