The Godfather: Part II – 1974
Director
Francis Ford Coppola

Writers
Mario Puzo (novel The Godfather)
Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) and
Mario Puzo (screenplay)

Producers
Francis Ford Coppola producer
Gray Frederickson co-producer
Fred Roos co-producer
Mona Skager associate producer

Cast
Al Pacino – Don Michael Corleone
Robert Duvall – Tom Hagen
Diane Keaton – Kay Corleone
Robert De Niro – Vito Corleone
John Cazale – Fredo Corleone
Talia Shire – Connie Corleone
Lee Strasberg – Hyman Roth
Michael V. Gazzo – Frankie Pentangeli
G.D. Spradlin – Sen. Pat Geary
Richard Bright – Al Neri
Gastone Moschin – Don Fanucci (as Gaston Moschin)
Tom Rosqui – Rocco Lampone
Bruno Kirby – Young Clemenza (Peter) (as B. Kirby Jr.)
Frank Sivero – Genco Abbandando
Francesca De Sapio – Young Mama Corleone (as Francesca de Sapio)
Morgana King – Older Carmella ‘Mama’ Corleone
Marianna Hill – Deanna Dunn-Corleone (as Mariana Hill)
Leopoldo Trieste – Signor Roberto, landlord
Dominic Chianese – Johnny Ola
Amerigo Tot – Busetta, Michael’s bodyguard
Troy Donahue – Merle Johnson
John Aprea – Young Sal Tessio
Joe Spinell – Willie Cicci
James Caan – Sonny Corleone (special participation)
Abe Vigoda – Sal Tessio
Tere Livrano – Theresa Hagen
Gianni Russo – Carlo Rizzi
Maria Carta – Signora Andolini, Vito’s mother
Oreste Baldini – Young Vito Andolini
Giuseppe Sillato – Don Francesco Ciccio
Mario Cotone – Don Tommasino
James Gounaris – Anthony Vito Corleone
Fay Spain – Mrs. Marcia Roth
Harry Dean Stanton – FBI man #1
David Baker – FBI man #2
Carmine Caridi – Carmine Rosato
Danny Aiello – Tony Rosato

Review by Jack Gattanna

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

One of the best sequels ever made,
The Godfather part 2 gets very close to the title for best sequel ever made, but not quite. Even so, it is still a masterpiece of a movie and is as important as the first one (it is the only sequel to win an Oscar for best picture) and the acting is still terrific, the score is great, and most of the scene work is fantastic.

One thing that attracted me to this film is also what I believe is the breakthrough performance by Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone as a youth (De Niro won a well deserved Oscar for his performance) and also Al Pacino as the now Don.

Very well done.