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The
Godfather Part Two
Release date 20th December 1974
Country : USA
Running time : 200 mins
Genre : Thriller/Crime
Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola based on a novel by Mario Puzo
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
The establishing by Don Vito of the Corleone family's criminal empire at the turn of the century is contrasted with the exploits of his son Michael in the 1950s.
A remarkable film for its contrasting of two eras. On first viewing it can be hard to follow but it just gets better every time I see it. The acting is flawless throughout making the enthusiasm of Don Vito in killing to get places and the callousness of Michael in murdering his own all the more chilling and believable. Perhaps the ultimate warning that you can take retribution too far : the broken, hapless image of Al Pacino at the end sums up the cost.
Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro are the only two actors to win separate Oscars for playing the same character.
Brando was meant to come back for the flashback scene at the end of the family in happier times but declined to turn up even for a day's shooting.
DVD
available from Paramount Home Video:Release date 20th December 1974
Country : USA
Running time : 200 mins
Genre : Thriller/Crime
Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola based on a novel by Mario Puzo
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
The establishing by Don Vito of the Corleone family's criminal empire at the turn of the century is contrasted with the exploits of his son Michael in the 1950s.
A remarkable film for its contrasting of two eras. On first viewing it can be hard to follow but it just gets better every time I see it. The acting is flawless throughout making the enthusiasm of Don Vito in killing to get places and the callousness of Michael in murdering his own all the more chilling and believable. Perhaps the ultimate warning that you can take retribution too far : the broken, hapless image of Al Pacino at the end sums up the cost.
Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro are the only two actors to win separate Oscars for playing the same character.
Brando was meant to come back for the flashback scene at the end of the family in happier times but declined to turn up even for a day's shooting.
DVD Movie Guide
DVD Journal (Godfather DVD Collection review)
DVD Web (UK Boxset)
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