The Godfather. : Part II

Resource Information

The work The Godfather. : Part II represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wadleigh Memorial Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Godfather. : Part II

Title remainder

Part II

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures Pictures ; produced by Francis Ford Coppola ; screenplay, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo ; directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Creator

• Godfather, part II (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Willis, Gordon
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Cazale, John, 1936-1978
• Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-
• De Niro, Robert
• Duvall, Robert
• Keaton, Diane
• Pacino, Al, 1940-
• Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999
• Rota, Nino, 1911-1979

Actor

• Duvall, Robert
• Pacino, Al, 1940-
• De Niro, Robert
• Cazale, John, 1936-1978
• Keaton, Diane

Cinematographer

• Willis, Gordon

Composer

• Rota, Nino, 1911-1979

Director

• Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-

Subject

• Feature films
• Gangster -- Feature
• Gangster films
• Gangsters -- United States -- Drama
• Mafia -- United States -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Crime -- Feature
• Criminal behavior -- United States -- Drama
• DVD-Video discs

Genre

• DVD-Video discs
• Drama
• Gangster
• Feature films
• Gangster films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Crime

Language

eng

Summary

In the early 1900s, the young Vito flees Sicily for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy. There he kills the local Black Hand Fanucci after he demands his customary cut of the tyro's business. With Fanucci gone, Vito's stature grows. The family legacy is upended by Michael's business expansion in the 1950s. Now based in Lake Tahoe, Michael conspires to make inroads in the Las Vegas and Havana pleasure industries by any means necessary. As he realizes that even his allies are trying to kill him, the increasingly paranoid Michael also discovers that his ambition has crippled his marriage to Kay and turned his brother Fredo against him. Barely escaping a federal indictment, Michael decides to turn his attention to dealing with his enemies, completing his own corruption

Member of

• Godfather, part II (Motion picture)

Awards note

Academy Awards, USA, 1975: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert De Niro); Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson); Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola); Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola); Best Picture (Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos); Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material (Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo).

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Gordon Willis ; art director, Angelo Graham ; editors, Barry Malkin, Richard Marks, Peter Zinner ; music, Nino Rota ; costume designer, Theadora Van Runkle ; production designer, Dean Tavoularis ; special effects, A.D. Flowers, Joe Lombardi

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English or French dialogue, English subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.G622 2005

PerformerNote

Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo, G.P. Spradlin, Richard Bright, Gaston Moschin, Tom Rosqui

Runtime

200

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action