The Godfather: Part II(1974)

Paramount Pictures

3h 22m
- Crime
- Drama

Release Date: Dec 12, 1974 | Limited

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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.

Releases

Original Release | Dec 12, 1974

45th Anniversary (Fathom Entertainment) | Nov 10, 2019

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Box Office Results

All Releases (2)
Total US & Canada:
$47,834,595
Total International
$123,629
Total Worldwide:
$47,964,222

Total US & Canada:
$47,542,841
Total Worldwide:
$47,547,750

Current Showtimes

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Tue May 19
Wed May 20
Thu May 21
Fri May 22
Sat May 23
Sun May 24
Mon May 25

Director & Top Cast

Francis Ford Coppola
Director

Al Pacino
Michael

Robert De Niro
Vito Corleone

Robert Duvall
Tom Hagen

Diane Keaton
Actor

John Cazale
Fredo Corleone

Talia Shire

Connie Corleone

Lee Strasberg

Hyman Roth

Michael V. Gazzo

Frankie Pentangeli

G.D. Spradlin

Sen. Pat Geary

Richard Bright

Al Neri

Gastone Moschin

Al Neri

Tom Rosqui

Rocco Lampone

Bruno Kirby

Rocco Lampone

Frank Sivero

Genco

Francesca De Sapio

Young Mama Corleone

Morgana King

Mama Corleone

Marianna Hill

Deanna Corleone

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Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English,Italian,Spanish,Latin,Sicilian

Summaries

Plot Summary

Events from Vito Corleone's early life and some time after The Godfather are interwoven in the movie.VitoNine-year-old Vito Andolini leaves Corleone, Sicily for New York City in 1901 after Don Ciccio, a mafia boss, murders his family. He is registered as Vito Corleone by an immigration officer. By 1917, Vito has a baby son named Sonny and is married in Little Italy. Vito loses his job at the grocery store as a result of Black Hand extortionist Don Fanucci preying on the neighborhood. He and his neighbor Peter Clemenza start stealing to make ends meet, and they have two more kids, Fredo and Michael.Salvatore Tessio, Vito, and Clemenza sell pilfered gowns door-to-door. Fanucci demands $200 in payoffs from Vito and his associates. Because he does not trust Fanucci's strength, Vito makes a lower offer. When they meet, he offers Fanucci $100, which he reluctantly takes. Feeling more confident, Vito finds Fanucci again and murders him in his apartment. As word gets out, Vito's neighbors ask him to protect them from other predatory characters.Vito and his family go to Sicily in 1922 to begin importing olive oil. He visits an elderly Don Ciccio with his business partner Don Tommasino. After getting Ciccio's approval for their venture, he exposes himself and slashes Ciccio's stomach in retaliation against the Andolinis.MichaelAt his Lake Tahoe compound, Don Michael Corleone hosts a number of meetings in 1958. Hyman Roth, the leader of the Jewish Mob, is represented by Johnny Ola, who pledges assistance in seizing a casino. Frank Pentangeli, a Corleone capo, requests assistance from the Rosato brothers, Roth affiliates, in protecting Bronx territory. Michael declines, which irritates Pentangeli. Senator Pat Geary disparages Michael's Italian ancestry and demands a bribe to obtain the casino license. Michael barely avoids being assassinated that evening. He goes into hiding after leaving consigliere Tom Hagen in charge because he believes there is a traitor in the family.Michael sets up a peace conference between Pentangeli and the Rosatos after privately telling Roth and Pentangeli that he believes the other was responsible for organizing the hit. The brothers try to strangle Pentangeli during the meeting. The brothers are forced to leave when a policeman shows up. Hagen frames Geary for the murder of a prostitute in order to blackmail him into working with the Corleones.In order to invest in his projects under the Batista administration, Roth extends an invitation to Michael to visit Havana. Regarding the government's reaction to the Cuban Revolution, Michael voiced his concerns. When Michael later questions Roth about who gave the order for the Rosatos to kill Pentangeli, Roth gets upset. At a party on New Year's Eve that Michael and Ola attend, Fredo initially acts as though he does not know Ola but eventually breaks down. After determining that Fredo is a traitor, Michael gives the order to kill Roth and Ola. Michael, Fredo, and Roth all leave Cuba separately, while Batista resigns and leaves in the face of rebel advances. Hagen informs Michael that his wife Kay miscarried when they get home.The Corleone family is the subject of an investigation by a Senate committee on organized crime. Pentangeli is given witness protection after consenting to testify against Michael. Fredo admits to Michael that he was unaware that Roth was plotting an assassination when he returns to Nevada. Despite disowning Fredo, Michael gives the order that he not be hurt as long as their mother is living. Hagen and the Sicilian brother of Pentangeli accompany Michael to the committee hearing. The hearing ends in a commotion when Pentangeli, having seen them, takes back his claim that Michael is involved in organized crime. After having an abortion, Kay plans to leave Michael and take their kids with her. Michael banishes her by herself after hitting her out of rage.Michael rushes to tie up loose ends after his mother passes away. After being denied entry into Israel, Roth leaves for the United States. He is assassinated at the airport by Corleone capo Rocco Lampone, who is shot dead while attempting to flee. Hagen pays Pentangeli a visit at the army barracks where he is being detained, and they talk about how unsuccessful plotters against a Roman emperor might end their lives in order to protect their loved ones. Later, Pentangeli is discovered dead with his wrists slit in his bathtub. Michael is in the compound watching as Enforcer Al Neri takes Fredo fishing and shoots him.Michael remembers Vito's 50th birthday celebration on December 7, 1941, while he is sitting by the lake. Michael shocked Hagen and infuriated Sonny by announcing that he had left college to join the Marines while the family waited for Vito. Only Fredo agreed with his choice. Michael sat by himself at the table as Vito arrived, but the others greeted him.

Storyline

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; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba. — Keith Loh The life of Vito Corleone is shown as he becomes from a boy born in Sicily to one of the most respected mafia dons of New York while Micheal attempts to expand his business empire into Las Vegas, Florida and pre-revolution Cuba while facing his own personal problems trying to keep his collapsing marriage and relationship with his brother intact. — ahmetkozan The continuation of the Godfather saga with two focuses: the ongoing story of the Corleone family, and Michael in particular, and Vito Corleone's (Michael's father) backstory. Regarding the ongoing Michael Corleone story, it is about seven years since the events that concluded The Godfather. With the murders of the heads of the other four New York / New Jersey families, the Corleone family has unassailable control in New York. The move to Nevada went smoothly and Michael Corleone controls several hotels and casinos in the state. Frank Pentageli, the man who runs Michael's interests in New York, comes to Michael, asking if he can take out the Rosato Brothers as they are infringing on Pentageli's turf and business interests. However, the Rosatos are backed by Hyman Roth, a business partner of Michael's and a long- time ally of Michael's father, Vito Corleone, and Michael refuses. An assassination attempt is then carried out on Michael, in his own home. Michael investigates who is trying to kill him, and suspects that there is a traitor in his family. Meanwhile, Michael and Hyman Roth fly to Cuba to finalise some business deals there. The Cuban trip reveals all. In a story interwoven with the present day, we see the backstory to Vito Corleone. From how his parents and brother were murdered by a Don in their home town of Corleone in Sicily, to his escaping, as a boy, to New York, his adult life and his rise to Don Corleone. — grantss The childhood of Vito Corleone and his rise from a petty criminal to the most powerful don in New York City during the early 20th century is depicted, whilst his son Don Michael Corleone succumbs to power, greed, and ruthlessness, all for the sake of pride and keeping the Corleone family intact. — goddangwatir

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