The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II is often cited as the rare example of a sequel that equals or even surpasses the original, but it is both a sequel and a prequel, extending the tragic story of Michael Corleone and his family into the late 1950s
The Godfather Part II is often cited as the rare example of a sequel that equals or even surpasses the original, but it is both a sequel and a prequel, extending the tragic story of Michael Corleone and his family into the late 1950s while looking back at young Vito (Robert De Niro in an Oscar-winning performance) and his experience as an immigrant in New York, in a gorgeously crafted production rich with novelistic detail.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Cast: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro. 1974. 200 min. USA. Color. English. DCP.
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The Godfather
Featuring a pre-screening Q&A with director Francis Ford Coppola and actor Talia Shire.
