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One of the all-time greatest movie sequels continues the saga of the Corleone clan, moving not only forward but back — as new don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) weathers crushing setbacks and familial disintegration. The film explores the Corleone family's voyage to America and struggle to survive in the rough-and-tumble immigrant ghetto of old New York, with Robert De Niro giving a brilliant performance as the younger version of Marlon Brando's Vito Corleone. In a changing world, the increasingly corporate-minded and workaholic Michael must take extreme action to protect the family business, even at the expense of his actual family, like brother Fredo (John Cazale) and wife Kay (Diane Keaton). DIR/SCR/PROD Francis Ford Coppola; SCR Mario Puzo, from his novel. U.S., 1974, color, 200 min. plus a 15-min. intermission. RATED R