Michael Corleone rules his father's criminal empire, while flashbacks recall young Vito's climb to power. (Learn more)
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton (View All)
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Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Francis Ford Coppola's legendary continuation and sequel to his landmark 1972 film, The Godfather, parallels the young Vito Corleone's rise with his son Michael's spiritual fall, deepening The Godfather's depiction of the dark side of the American dream. In the early 1900s, the child Vito flees his Sicilian village for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito (Robert De Niro) struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy, killing the local Black Hand Fanucci (Gastone Moschin) after he demands his customary cut of the tyro's business. With Fanucci gone, Vito's communal stature grows, but it is his family (past and present) who matters most to him -- a familial legacy then upended by Michael's (Al Pacino) business expansion in the 1950s. Now based in Lake Tahoe, Michael conspires to make inroads in Las Vegas and Havana pleasure industries by any means necessary. As he realizes that allies like Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg) are trying to kill him, the increasingly paranoid Michael also discovers that his ambition has crippled his marriage to Kay (Diane Keaton) and turned his brother, Fredo (John Cazale), against him. Barely escaping a federal indictment, Michael turns his attention to dealing with his enemies, completing his own corruption. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
12/12/74
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
200 mins.
Locations
- Las Vegas, NV
Language
- English
Awards
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 1974 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the 100 Greatest American Movies award at the 1998 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Winner of the U.S. National Film Registry award at the 1992 Library of Congress [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Art Direction award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 1974 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Costume Design award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1974 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Dramatic Score award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1974 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 1974 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a New Star of the Year - Male award at the 1974 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 1974 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1975 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1974 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures
