Godfather II (1974) movie script (Copy) Complete script and has 200 pages Second Draft September 24th, 1973 Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo Based on The Godfather by Mario Puzo Produced by Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film is partially based on the 1969 novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola, and it is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1972 film The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro), from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City. Will be packaged and shipped with great care.