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The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American crime movie. The director and producer of the movie is Francis Ford Coppola. The movie stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton and Robert Duvall. The story is partly based on The Godfather, a 1969 book by Mario Puzo.

The Godfather Part II is the second movie in the Godfather trilogy. It is a sequel and also a prequel to The Godfather (1972). It has two plots, one focusing on Vito Corleone, and the other on his son Michael. The next movie, The Godfather Part III, was released in 1990.

The movie has very positive reviews from critics.^[1] Like the first movie in the series, The Godfather Part II won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Release dates[change | change source]

Country	Premiere
Canada	18 December 1974
United States	18 December 1974
Argentina	26 December 1974
Czechoslovakia	1 January 1975
Brazil	14 February 1975
Australia	11 April 1975
Japan	26 April 1975
United Kingdom	15 May 1975
Netherlands	17 July 1975
Sweden	28 July 1975
Finland	15 August 1975
France	27 August 1975
Denmark	29 August 1975
Italy	25 September 1975
West Germany	25 September 1975
Uruguay	2 October 1975
Ireland	3 October 1975
Norway	6 October 1975
Spain	13 October 1975
Greece	24 October 1975
Hong Kong	6 November 1975
Mexico	6 November 1975
Poland	October 1976
Portugal	14 October 1977
South Korea	20 April 1978
Hungary	21 April 1983

References[change | change source]

↑ "The Godfather Part II (1974)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

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