The iconic film was released 40 years ago this month. — -- It has been 40 years since Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather: Part II” was released on Dec. 20, 1974 and the movie has had a lasting ...

The Godfather is one of the most influential, iconic, and beloved movies of all time, with its classic scenes and lines constantly referenced and even parodied in popular culture decades later.