---
title: 'The Godfather Part II (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francis Ford Coppola'
released: '1974-12-12'
runtime_minutes: 165
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-godfather-part-ii-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Godfather Part II (1974)

1974 · R · 165 min · Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery · United States

Part of: The Godfather

## Synopsis

The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American epic gangster 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 two parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone, the new Don of the Corleone family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the other covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone, from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City. The ensemble cast also features Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Marianna Hill and Lee Strasberg.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola)
- **Screenplay:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [Mario Puzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-puzo)
- **Producer:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [Fred Roos](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-roos)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gordon Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-willis)
- **Editor:** [Peter Zinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zinner), [Barry Malkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-malkin), [Richard Marks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marks)

## Cast

- [John Cazale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cazale) as Fredo Corleone
- [Julie Gregg](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-gregg)
- [Francesca De Sapio](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesca-de-sapio) as Carmela Corleone
- [Diane Keaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-keaton) as Kay Adams-Corleone
- [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- [Marianna Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianna-hill) as Deanna Dunn
- [Richard Bright](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bright) as Al Neri
- [Oreste Baldini](https://cinepixo.com/people/oreste-baldini) as Vito Corleone
- [G. D. Spradlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-d-spradlin) as Pat Geary
- [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro) as Vito Corleone
- [Peter Donat](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-donat)
- [Lee Strasberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-strasberg) as Hyman Roth
- [Sofia Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/sofia-coppola) as Child on Ship
- [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall) as Tom Hagen
- [Danny Aiello](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-aiello) as Tony Rosato

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Official site: http://www.thegodfather.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-godfather-part-ii-1974
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