The Godfather Part II is a 1974 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, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (), the new Don of the Corleone family ...

Dec 18, 1974 · The Godfather Part II: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro. The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and …

Jan 16, 2025 · The Godfather: Part II, American gangster film, released in 1974, that was a sequel and companion piece to the 1972 blockbuster The Godfather, adapted from the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. In the years since its release the film has gained the reputation of being the rare sequel that equals or perhaps surpasses the original.

The Godfather, Part II. BAFTA FILM AWARD® winner. The saga of the Corleone crime family continues. 2,513. IMDb 9.0 3 h 12 min 1974 X-Ray UHD R. Drama • Tense • Compelling • Ambitious. Watch with Paramount+ Start your 7-day free trial ...

Michael Corleone ruthlessly expands the family's criminal empire amid flashbacks of his father Vito's rise from Sicilian orphan to New York godfather. Watch trailers & learn more.

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The Godfather Part II. Jump to. Edit. Summaries. The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate. 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 ...

The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American crime epic that Francis Ford Coppola produced, directed, and co-wrote with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and Robert De Niro. Partially based on Puzo's 1969 novel, the film is in part both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, presenting two parallel dramas.

Coppola tells two stories in Part II: the roots and rise of a young Don Vito, played with uncanny ability by Robert De Niro, and the ascension of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don. Reassembling many of the talents who helped make The Godfather, Coppola has produced a movie of staggering magnitude and vision, and undeniably the best sequel ever ...