The Godfather: Part II

The Godfather: Part II

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.

Synopsis: This sequel cuts back and forth between the new don, Michael Corleone, running the "family"?and trying not to collapse under the strain?and the early days of Vito Corleone, the original godfather. Lots of shots of old Sicily and turn-of-the-century New York.

Production Year: 
1974
Released: 
Tue, 05/24/2005
Run Time Minutes: 
200
Rating: 
R
Genres: 
Drama
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
Resolution: 
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Al Pacino - Michael Corleone
Actors: 
Robert De Niro - Vito Corleone
Actors: 
Robert Duvall - Tom Hagen
Actors: 
Diane Keaton - Kay Corleone
Actors: 
John Cazale - Fredo Corleone
Actors: 
Talia Shire - Connie Corleone
Actors: 
Lee Strasberg - Hyman Roth
Actors: 
Michael V. Gazzo - Frankie Pentangeli
Actors: 
G.D. Spradlin - Sen. Pat Geary