The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II Movie Details:

The Godfather Part II Movie Cast & Characters:

• Al Pacino as Michael Corleone
• Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen
• Diane Keaton as Kay Adams Corleone
• Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone
  • Oreste Baldini as young Vito Corleone
• John Cazale as Fredo Corleone
• Talia Shire as Connie Corleone
• Lee Strasberg as Hyman Roth
• Michael V. Gazzo as Frank Pentangeli
• G. D. Spradlin as Senator Pat Geary
• Richard Bright as Al Neri
• Gastone Moschin as Don Fanucci
• Tom Rosqui as Rocco Lampone
• Bruno Kirby as young Peter Clemenza
• Frank Sivero as Genco Abbandando
• Morgana King as Mama Carmela Corleone
  • Francesca De Sapio as young Carmela Corleone
• Marianna Hill as Deanna Corleone
• Leopoldo Trieste as Signor Roberto
• Dominic Chianese as Johnny Ola
• Amerigo Tot as Bussetta, Michael’s Sicilian bodyguard
• Troy Donahue as Merle Johnson
• Joe Spinell as Willi Cicci
• Abe Vigoda as Salvatore Tessio
  • John Aprea as young Tessio
• Harry Dean Stanton as an F.B.I. agent
• Carmine Caridi as Carmine Rosato
• Danny Aiello as Tony Rosato
• James Caan as Sonny Corleone
• Gianni Russo as Carlo Rizzi
• Roger Corman as Senator #2

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.

About The Godfather Part II Movie:

The Godfather Part II is an American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, loosely based on the 1969 novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. It is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1972 film The Godfather, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Marianna Hill, and Lee Strasberg.

Following the success of the first film, Paramount Pictures began developing a follow-up, with many of the cast and crew returning. Coppola, who was given more creative control, had wanted to make both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather that would tell the story of the rise of Vito and the fall of Michael.

Principal photography began in October 1973 and wrapped up in June 1974. The Godfather Part II premiered in New York City on December 12, 1974, and was released in the United States on December 20, 1974, receiving divisive reviews from critics; its reputation, however, improved rapidly, and it soon became the subject of critical re-appraisal.

It grossed $48 million in the United States and Canada and up to $93 million worldwide on a $13 million budget. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, and became the first sequel to win Best Picture. Its six Oscar wins also included Best Director for Coppola, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro and Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo. Pacino won Best Actor at the BAFTAs and was nominated at the Oscars.

Like its predecessor, Part II remains a highly influential film, especially in the gangster genre. It is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, as well as a rare example of a sequel that rivals its predecessor. In 1997, the American Film Institute ranked it as the 32nd-greatest film in American film history and it retained this position 10 years later.

It was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1993, being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. The Godfather Part III, the final installment in the trilogy, was released 16 years later in 1990.

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