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The Godfather and The Godfather Part II remain the only original/sequel combination both to win Best Picture. [67] Along with The Lord of the Rings , The Godfather Trilogy shares the distinction that all of its installments were nominated for Best Picture; additionally, The Godfather Part II and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King are ...
The Godfather Part II was released on December 20, 1974. The feature-length film was again directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Both films, The Godfather I and The Godfather II are based on a single novel written by Mario Puzo, The Godfather. The film is in part both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, presenting two
The Godfather book series is a series of crime novels about Italian-American Mafia families, most notably the fictional Corleone family, led by Don Vito Corleone and later his son Michael Corleone. The first novel, The Godfather , written by Mario Puzo , was released in 1969.
Frederico "Fredo" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather. Fredo is portrayed by American actor John Cazale in the Francis Ford Coppola 1972 film adaptation and in the 1974 sequel, The Godfather Part II. Fredo is the second son of the Mafia don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro).
Aprea returned for the sequel and took his place among the Corleone crime family. The second movie in part examines the life of young Vito Corleone, who was played by Martin Brando in the original ...
While the odds are stacked against Scott to be honored for a sequel, Francis Ford Coppola did win for “Godfather 2” after losing the directing award for the 1972 original film to Bob Fosse ...
Don Fanucci is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, a sequel to the 1972 film version of Puzo's novel. Fanucci is portrayed by Gastone Moschin [1] and is based on the personality of Ignazio Lupo, a real-life Black Hand figure.
“The Godfather” is a truly great film, so much so that it’s understandable if people feel there’s no way a sequel could live up to it. “'The Godfather: Part II” not only lives up to it ...