River Oaks Theatre Weekend Midnight Movies: The Godfather Part II

Every Friday and Saturday night at 11:55pm, it’s another Midnight Movie Classic at the Landmark River Oaks Theatre.

Friday-Saturday, December 2 & 3: The Godfather Part II.

In what is undeniably one of the best sequels ever made, Francis Ford Coppola continues his epic Godfather trilogy with this saga of two generations of power within the Corleone family. Coppola, working once again with author Mario Puzo, crafts two interwoven stories that work as both prequel and sequel to the original.

One shows the humble Sicilian beginnings and New York rise of a young Don Vito, played in an Oscar-winning performance for Best Supporting Actor by Robert De Niro. The other shows the ascent of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don.

Reassembling many of the cast members who helped make The Godfather, including Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale and Talia Shire, Coppola has produced a movie of staggering magnitude and vision.

The film received eleven 1974 Academy Award nominations, winning six including Best Picture.

THE GODFATHER PART II (R)
3 hrs, 22 mins

RELEASE: 12/20/1974
CAST: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo
DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola