5.3.1 American Film Institute recognition.

4.2.1 The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration.

The Godfather Part III, the final installment in the trilogy, was released in 1990. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1993, being deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'. It was selected for preservation in the U.S. In 1997, the American Film Institute ranked it as the 32nd-greatest film in American film history and it retained this position 10 years later. Like its predecessor, Part II remains a highly influential film, especially in the gangster genre, and is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. Some have deemed it superior to The Godfather. Pacino won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Its six Oscar wins also included Best Director for Coppola, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro and Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards at the 47th Academy Awards and became the first sequel to win for Best Picture. It grossed $48 million in the United States and Canada and up to $93 million worldwide on a $13 million budget.

The Godfather Part II premiered in New York City on December 12, 1974, and was released in the United States on December 20, 1974, receiving divided reviews from critics but its reputation, however, improved rapidly and it soon became the subject of critical re-appraisal. Principal photography began in October 1973 and wrapped up in June 1974.

Coppola, who was given more creative control over the film, had wanted to make both a sequel and a prequel to the film that would tell the story of the rise of Vito and the fall of Michael. Partially based on Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, the film serves as both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (De Niro), from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City.įollowing the success of the first film, Paramount Pictures began developing a follow-up to the film, with much of the same cast and crew returning. It is the second installment in The Godfather trilogy. The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Mariana Hill, and Lee Strasberg.

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