The Godfather, Part II
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Theatrical Release Date
- Dec 19, 1974
- Genre(s)
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- Gangsters
- Drama
- Rating (Stars)
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- Description
- Francis Ford Coppola took some of the deep background from the life of Mafia chief Vito Corleone--the patriarch of Mario Puzo's bestselling novel The Godfather--and built around it a stunning sequel to his Oscar-winning, 1972 hit film. Robert De Niro plays Vito as a young Sicilian immigrant in turn-of-the-century New York City's Little Italy. Coppola weaves in and out of the story of Vito's transformation into a powerful crime figure, contrasting that evolution against efforts by son Michael Corleone to spread the family's business into pre-Castro Cuba. As memorable as the first film is, The Godfather II is an amazingly intricate, symmetrical tragedy that touches upon several chapters of 20th-century history and makes a strong case that our destinies are written long before we're born. This was De Niro's first introduction to a lot of filmgoers, and he makes an enormous impression. But even with him and a number of truly brilliant actors (including maestro Lee Strasberg), this is ultimately Pacino's film and a masterful performance. --Tom Keogh
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Stars
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- Al Pacino
- Robert Duvall
- Diane Keaton
- Robert De Niro
- John Cazale
- Running Time
- 200 minutes
- Original Price
- $14.98
- Current Value
- $4.95
- DVD Features
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- Color
- DVD-Video
- Widescreen
- NTSC
- 1.85:1