The Godfather: Part II (1974)

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Spanish | Latin

Release Date:

20 December 1974 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II See more »

Filming Locations:

6th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$244,000 (USA)

Gross:

$57,300,000 (USA)

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, The Coppola Company See more »

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Runtime:

200 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

Talia Shire was only paid $1,500 for playing Connie in the first film. For Part II, she received $30,000 with a $10,000 bonus when the box office receipts hit $27.5 million. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In the street scene outside the Hotel Washington after the Senate hearing, the rear of a Greyhound motor coach is visible. The vehicle in question is a GM Coach PD-4106, which did not enter production until 1961, two years later after the hearing. Further the livery (the color scheme) was not the original one applied at the factory; it did not begin to appear until 1964, five years after the hearing. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: The godfather was born Vito Andolini, in the town of Corleone in Sicily. In 1901 his father was murdered for an insult to the local Mafia chieftain. His older brother Paolo swore revenge and disappeared into the hills, leaving Vito, the only male heir, to stand with his mother at the funeral. He was nine years old.
[gunshots and screams]
Woman: [subtitled from Italian] They've killed the boy! They've killed young Paolo! They've killed your son Paolo!
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Crazy Credits

As with the first film no opening credits are shown. Although it is now commonplace for films not to have opening credits, it was considered innovative in 1974.
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Connections

Referenced in "Game-On: Bruce Willis & Robert De Niro Holding a Fish (#2.6)" (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by all for Michael's birthday See more »