Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, "The Godfather II" won the 47th Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction, and Best Score in 1974. Coppola has more freedom of play and financial budget than when he produced "The Godfather" and his talents and ideas can be more brilliantly presented in "The Godfather 2".
After the release of the film, many media comments unanimously said that compared with the previous work, "The Godfather 2" has more epic movie-like reality and solemnity.
Because of the success of the first episode of "The Godfather", director Coppola won the recognition of investors and audiences. So in 1974, Coppola collaborated again with Puzo, the original author of "The Godfather", to adapt and shoot "The Godfather 2".
During the script writing, Puzo and Coppola had a lot of debate over whether Mike should kill Fredo, and eventually Coppola agreed with Puzo, provided that Mike had to wait until his mother died before he could do so.
Before the film began, the people of the studio and Coppola argued endlessly about the name of the film, and the people of the film company felt that if it was called "The Godfather" sequel, the audience would be confused, so they finally named it "The Godfather 2".
The Godfather 2 is a gangster film produced by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duval, Diane Keaton and others. The film was released in the United States on December 12, 1974.