Godfather Pt. 2

Starring: Al Pacino & Robert De Niro Director: Francis Ford Coppola  Rated:

DVD Features:

Additional Release Material:

• Auido Commentary - 1. Francis Ford Coppola - Director

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Picture (1974)

Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actor (1974)

Academy Awards - Best Director (1974)

Academy Awards - Best Original Score (1974)

Academy Awards - Best Original Score (1974)

Product Description:

The sequel to THE GODFATHER tells the story of both a young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro), newly arrived in America, and his son Michael (Al Pacino), forty years later, running the family empire. On the streets of Hell's Kitchen in 1917 New York City, Vito is initiated into the ways of the local cosa nostra by his friend Clemenza (Bruno Kirby). After killing the local mafioso in a towel-wrapped gun, Vito becomes the new man to be respected and feared. Meanwhile, a dour Michael Corleone negotiates with business partner Hyman Roth (legendary method actor Lee Strasberg in his first film role) in Cuba and testifies in front of a Washington Senate committee. Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Diane Keaton (Kay Corleone), Talia Shire (Connie Corleone), and John Cazale (Fredo Corleone), reprising their roles from THE GODFATHER, are outstanding as the people forced to watch the new godfather’s moral destruction. Robert De Niro, speaking in Italian, captures the mannerisms of Marlon Brando's Vito Corleone from the first film brilliantly. THE GODFATHER PART II is one of the only major sequels ever made that might just surpass the original.

Plot Synopsis:

Francis Ford Coppola's compelling sequel lives up to--and even eclipses--the brilliance of THE GODFATHER, contrasting the life of Corleone father and son. In parallel story lines the movie traces the problems of a matured Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in 1958 and that of young immigrant Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) in 1917's Hell's Kitchen. Vito is introduced to a life of crime by two-bit hood Clemenza (Bruno Kirby) while Michael survives an attempt on his life, familial betrayals, and Senate hearings...but at a cost. De Niro, speaking almost completely in Italian, is charismatic as the young Don, a Robin Hood-type figure.

Plot Keywords:

All-Star | Betrayal | Classic | Drama | Epic | Essential Cinema | Family Interaction | Murder | Organized Crime | Recommended | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• The film premiered on December 12, 1974. THE GODFATHER PART II is number 32 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies. THE GODFATHER PART II was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1993. Francis Ford Coppola's mentor, Roger Corman, makes a brief appearance in the film at the head table at Michael Corleone's Senate hearings. Troy Donahue has a bit part as Connie's boyfriend, a character named Merle Johnson, Donahue's real name. "If history has taught us anything, it's that you can kill anyone."--Michael Corleone "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."--Michael Corleone

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