The Godfather Part II

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American film crime film drama film film sequel film

The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American crime epic directed by Francis Ford Coppola that intertwines the rise of young Vito Corleone with the troubled reign of his son Michael, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in cinema history.

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → crime film → drama film → film → sequel film →
award	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Art Direction → Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score → Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
basedOn	The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo →
characterFocus	Michael Corleone → Vito Corleone →
cinematographer	Gordon Willis →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Francis Ford Coppola →
distributor	Paramount Pictures →
editor	Barry Malkin → Peter Zinner →
followedBy	The Godfather Part III →
follows	The Godfather →
genre	crime → epic → gangster →
hasNarrativeStructure	parallel timelines →
MPAARating	R →
musicBy	Carmine Coppola → Nino Rota →
nominations	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Costume Design → Academy Award for Best Sound → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	The Godfather film series →
portrays	consolidation of Michael Corleone's power → rise of young Vito Corleone →
producer	Francis Ford Coppola → Fred Roos → Gray Frederickson →
productionCompany	Paramount Pictures → The Coppola Company →
ratingSystem	MPAA →
releaseDate	1974-12-12 →
releaseYear	1974 →
runtimeMinutes	202 →
screenwriter	Francis Ford Coppola → Mario Puzo →
setInLocation	Havana, Cuba → Lake Tahoe, Nevada → New York City → Sicily →
setInTime	1900s → 1910s → 1920s → 1950s → 1960s →
stars	Al Pacino → Diane Keaton → John Cazale → Lee Strasberg → Michael V. Gazzo → Robert De Niro → Robert Duvall → Talia Shire →
widelyRegardedAs	one of the greatest films in cinema history →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Al Pacino → Francis Ford Coppola → Mario Puzo → Robert De Niro → Talia Shire → Walter Murch →	notableWork
New Hollywood → Paramount Pictures →	notableFilm
Nino Rota →	awardReceivedFor
Mario Puzo →	coWroteScreenplayOf
Francis Ford Coppola →	directed
The Godfather →	followedBy
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay →	hasNotableWinner
The Godfather →	hasSequel
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama →	notableWinner