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Overview

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Writers:
Mario Puzo (novel)
Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 December 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations more
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(24 articles)
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User Comments:
A Masterpiece more (463 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

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)
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Runtime:
200 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
A test screening of the film garnered negative reactions from the audience. They found cutting back and forth between Michael and young Vito confusing and bothersome. Francis Ford Coppola and his editors decided to decrease the frequency of the transitions in order to make the parallel stories easier to follow. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Michael is confronting his brother in the den, he is eating a piece of fruit which changes size inconsistently between shots. 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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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Ben Stiller Show: With Dennis Miller (#1.10)" (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Guantanamera more

FAQ

How did Michael find out about Fredo?
Who is with Fredo in the boat at the end?
Roth was dying, why did Michael need to kill him?
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81 out of 126 people found the following comment useful.
A Masterpiece, 15 October 2005
10/10
Author: JoshtheGiant from United States

The Godfather Part Two is possibly the best film ever made, every part of this film is amazing, it is even better than the original, I was very surprised by this. The story is amazing, everything makes perfect sense. The Oscar winning screenplay is amazing, the dialogue is some of the most original, and realistic ever putt on screen, the characters are flawless, and it's in every way perfectly written. The acting is just as fantastic, I can't believe Al Pacino lost the Oscar, and for once Robert De Niro was even better, he was truly amazing, and interestingly he fails to say a single word in English. The direction is also amazing, Francis Ford Coppola even does a better job than he did in The Godfather, and Apocalypse Now. The visual effects are so much better than the amazing one's in the original Godfather. One of the best films ever, a must see. Flawless.

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