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Mystery & Suspense movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola
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I would have given this movie 4 1/2 stars but not quite 5. It is a great sequel but pales in comparison to the first film. The continuation in the Michael Corleone saga is good but drags in places, especially towards the end. The Hyman Roth story is nowhere near as fascinating as the Solatzo/Barzini etc. from the first. The flashbacks to the young Vito Corleone was excellent but did not cover the depth that the book had (when does a movie ever equal the book?).
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Great actors! Pacino and De Niro actually never meet in the film, however. Robert Duvall, Telia Shire, and Diane Keaton continue to shine. The actor that played Frido had a much bigger part than in the first film. Super directing (A lot of film instructors consider this film the ultimate in direction).
This is a must see movie to anyone that has seen the first film, but you definately need to have seen the first film to fully enjoy this one.
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***1/2 out of **** I think what makes Francis Ford Coppola's "Godfather" films so intriguing is the fact that the mobsters portrayed within the film's story are not beaten down merely by business and deals. They are often brought down by temptation, love, violence, power, and admiration. These needs make the mafia characters more human than they probably need to be. I like these characters a lot; several of them are "classic gangster figures". Yet they all have … more
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THE GODFATHER was cinematic perfection, a film without flaw, considered by a great many to be the greatest film of all time. There are just as many who believe its sequel - or, more appropriately, its "continuation" - is even better. About 3/5 of THE GODFATHER: PART II is set in 1958, when Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) has taken over his father's crime syndicate. The other 2/5 revolve around young Vito Corleone (played by Robert De Niro), his arrival in America and his start as a young Mafioso. The … more
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Francis Ford Coppola took some of the deep background from the life of Mafia chief Vito Corleone--the patriarch of Mario Puzo's bestselling novelThe 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 IIis 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.--Tom Keogh
Cast:
Robert De Niro,
Robert Duvall,
Diane Keaton,
Al Pacino,
Joe Spinell,
Sofia Coppola,
Tom Rosqui,
Dominic Chianese,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Danny Aiello,
Carmine Caridi,
Richard Bright,
Joe Pantoliano,
John Aprea,
Tom Dahlgren,
Carmen Argenziano,
Roger Corman,
Leopoldo Trieste,
Lee Strasberg,
James Caan,
Michael Vincente Gazzo,
Ignazio Pappalardo,
Peter Donat,
Erica Yohn,
Frank Sivero,
G.D. Spradlin,
Talia Shire,
Marianna Hill,
Carmine Foresta,
Gianni Russo,
Bruno Kirby,
John Cazale,
Roman Coppola,
Nick Discenza,
Fay Spain,
Herkulis E. Strolia,
Amerigo Tot,
Abe Vigoda,
David Baker,
William Bowers,
Vincent Coppola,
Mario Cotone,
Oreste Baldini,
Kathleen Beller,
Francesca de Sapio,
Troy Donahue,
Morgana King,
Gastone Moschin,
Joseph Della Sorte,
Richard Watson,
Maria Carta,
Ezio Flagello,
Tere Livrano,
James Gounaris,
Giuseppe Sillato,
Phil Feldman
Director:
Francis Ford Coppola
Genre:
Drama
Release Date:
December 12, 1974
MPAA Rating:
R
Screen Writer:
Francis Ford Coppola
Runtime:
3hrs 20min
Studio:
Paramount
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