This brilliant companion piece to the original The Godfather
continues the saga of two generations of successive power within the
Corleone family. Coppla tells two stories in Part II: the roots and rise
of a young Don Vito, played with uncanny ability by Robert De Niro, and
the ascension of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don. Reassembling many
of the talents who helped make The Godfather, Coppola has produced
a movie of staggering magnitude and vision, and undeniably the best sequel
ever made. Robert De Niro won an Oscar; the film received twelve Academy
Award® nominations and was named "Best Picture."
[source: Paramount Pictures]
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