A Sequel and a Prequel
The film alternates between Michael Corleone's later life and the early years of his father Vito.
Movie
The Godfather Part II
The rise and fall of the Corleone empire.
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Atmosphere
Solemn, brooding, epic, tense, melancholic
Dramatic intensity
Criminal tension
Family dynamics
Historical scope
Contains shootings, blood, organized-crime violence, threats, domestic conflict, references to sex and prostitution, and mature themes.
Dans les coulisses
Ce qu'on ne voit pas à l'écran
An Oscar First
It became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
De Niro's Italian Dialogue
Robert De Niro performs much of his role in Italian and Sicilian.
A Family Musical Collaboration
Nino Rota and Francis Ford Coppola's father Carmine Coppola shared the Oscar for the original dramatic score.
Havana Recreated
Scenes set in Cuba were filmed in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
A Lakeside Estate
The Fleur du Lac property on Lake Tahoe provided the Corleone family's Nevada residence.
Aux origines
Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Palette
Les couleurs du film
Tahoe Midnight#26333B
Corleone Mahogany#563A31
Old New York Sepia#A47E55
Sicilian Olive#77764F
Havana Amber#C49A5A
Winter Ivory#CFC9B7
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