![]() ![]() senator who wants to extort money from him. Vito’s son Michael takes over the responsibility of head of the family and is threatened by a powerful and corrupt U.S. Although still a crook, he becomes a dignified and respected member of the community and rises to head a mob family. Desperate for money, he joins forces with a couple of small-time hoodlums and they become successful gangsters, finally taking over an olive oil importing firm. Married and working in a small shop, he loses his job when a gangster forces his boss to hire his cousin. In 1918 Italy, young Vito Corleone sees his family murdered and moves to New York City. Gazzo and Lee Strasberg, who both appeared in the film as well) and Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola for Best Adapted Screenplay, repeating their triumph of two years earlier. While The Godfather was nominated for ten Oscars and won three, The Godfather, Part II was nominated for eleven Oscars and won six, including Best Picture (the only time in the history of Hollywood that two films in a series have both won that award) Francis Ford Coppola for Best Director Robert De Niro for Best Supporting Actor (defeating Michael V. In addition, and equally important to many of those involved in the making of both films, it was an even greater critical success, frequently described as being superior to the original and having some tangible evidence of this in the form of awards. Although it was not quite the financial success of its predecessor, costing twice as much and earning less than half, it nonetheless was one of the biggest box-office successes of the year. The sequel to The Godfather was the most successful sequel in the history of motion pictures at the time. SOURCE: Inspired by characters from The Godfather, novel by Mario PuzoĪl Pacino……………………………………………………….……………….Michael Corleone SCREENWRITERS: Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo Catch up on the series and find new installments daily here. ![]() Otto Penzler ranks, analyzes, & celebrates the 106 greatest crime films of all-time. ![]()
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