The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II is a 1974 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and others.
Synopsis
The Godfather Part II is a 1974 crime drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo. It continues the story of the Corleone family from the 1972 film and also reaches back in time, so it works as both a sequel and a prequel.
Two storylines run side by side. In 1958, Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, is the head of the family. He has moved its business toward Nevada and is looking at new ventures, including a casino. Offers of partnership arrive from other powerful figures, while tensions inside his own organization grow, and Michael becomes more guarded about whom he can rely on. Robert Duvall appears as Tom Hagen, Diane Keaton as Kay, Talia Shire as Connie and John Cazale as Fredo.
The other storyline goes back to the early twentieth century. Young Vito Andolini leaves Sicily as a child and arrives in New York, where he is recorded as Vito Corleone. Robert De Niro plays Vito as a man, following him through the immigrant streets of Little Italy as he takes his first steps toward the position he will later hold.
Crew & production
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Screenwriters
- Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
- Producers
- Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos
- Director of photography
- Gordon Willis
- Composer
- Nino Rota
- Editors
- Barry Malkin, Peter Zinner, Richard Marks
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Original languages
- English, Sicilian
- Filming locations
- Florida, Las Vegas Valley, Miami, New York City, Sicily
- Budget
- $13 million
- Box office
- $48 million (worldwide)
Trailer
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Top cast
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Al Pacino
Robert Duvall
Diane Keaton
Robert De Niro
Talia Shire
Morgana King
John Cazale
Marianna Hill
Lee Strasberg
Michael V. Gazzo
G. D. Spradlin
Dominic Chianese
More cast
- Joe Spinell Willi Cicci
- Gastone Moschin Don Fanucci
- Leopoldo Trieste Signor Roberto
- Bruno Kirby Peter Clemenza, young Peter Clemenza
- Abe Vigoda Salvatore Tessio
- James Caan Sonny Corleone
- Gianni Russo Carlo Rizzi
- Richard Bright Al Neri
- Frank Sivero Genco Abbandando
- Troy Donahue Merle Johnson
- Carmine Caridi Carmine Rosato
- Danny Aiello Tony Rosato
- Oreste Baldini Vito Corleone, young Vito Corleone
- Maria Carta
- Harry Dean Stanton an F.B.I. agent
- Al Martino
- Carmen Argenziano
- Erica Yohn
- Ezio Flagello
- Fay Spain
- Peter Donat
- Roger Corman
- Tom Dahlgren
- Sofia Coppola Child on Ship
- Roman Coppola Sonny Corleone, Sonny Corleone as a Boy
- Sho Kosugi
- Kathleen Beller
- Richard Matheson
- William Bowers
- Francesca De Sapio Carmela Corleone, young Carmela Corleone
- Ivonne Coll
- Julie Gregg
- Tom Rosqui Rocco Lampone
- Amerigo Tot Michael's bodyguard
- John Aprea Salvatore Tessio, young Tessio
- Tere Livrano Theresa Hagen
Sources
- Wikidata (Q184768), accessed October 2026
- Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile
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