The epic crime drama that won Best Picture in 1974 and many consider better than the original. The Godfather Part II tells two stories, the first of a young Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro) and his beginnings in Sicily to the creation of his crime syndicate in 1920's New York. The second story is the continuation of the son, Michael Corleone and the expansion of his families business, while he pays for it with the loss of his wife and kids.