Fails the Bechdel test
The Godfather Part II
1974. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
21 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.
The film
The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
- Released
- 18 Dec 1974
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 9 / 10
- Metascore
- 90 / 100
- Awards
- Won 6 Oscars. 17 wins & 21 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Michael 243 lines, man
- Hagen 116 lines, man
- Fredo 79 lines, man
- Pentangeli 75 lines, man
- Kay 55 lines, woman
- Vito 49 lines, man
- Roth 39 lines, man
- Connie 38 lines, woman
- Clemenza 36 lines, man
- Senator Geary 29 lines, man
Full cast, 112 people
- Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone
- Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen
- Diane Keaton as Kay Corleone
- Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone
- John Cazale as Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone
- Talia Shire as Constanzia 'Connie' Corleone
- Lee Strasberg as Hyman Roth
- Michael V. Gazzo as Frank Pentangeli
- G.D. Spradlin as Senator Pat Geary
- Richard Bright as Al Neri
- Gastone Moschin as Don Fanucci
- Tom Rosqui as Rocco Lampone
- Bruno Kirby as Young Clemenza
- Frank Sivero as Genco Abbandando
- Francesca De Sapio as Young Mama Corleone
- Morgana King as Mama Corleone
- Marianna Hill as Deanna Corleone
- Leopoldo Trieste as Signor Roberto
- Dominic Chianese as Johnny Ola
- Amerigo Tot as Michael's Bodyguard
- Troy Donahue as Merle Johnson
- John Aprea as Young Tessio
- Joe Spinell as William 'Willie' Cicci
- Abe Vigoda as Salvatore 'Sal' Tessio
- Tere Livrano as Theresa Hagen
- Gianni Russo as Carlo Rizzi
- Maria Carta as Mrs. Andolini
- Oreste Baldini as Young Vito
- Giuseppe Sillato as Don Francesco Ciccio
- Mario Cotone as Don Tommasino
- James Gounaris as Anthony Corleone
- Fay Spain as Mrs. Marcia Roth
- Harry Dean Stanton as F.B.I. Man #1
- David Baker as F.B.I. Man #2
- Carmine Caridi as Carmine Rosato
- Danny Aiello as Tony Rosato
- Carmine Foresta as Policeman
- Nick Discenza as Bartender
- Joseph Medaglia as Father Carmelo
- William Bowers as Senate Committee Chairman
- Joseph Della Sorte as Michael's Buttonman #1
- Carmen Argenziano as Michael's Buttonman #2
- Joe Lo Grippo as Michael's Buttonman #3
- Ezio Flagello as Impressario
- Livio Giorgi as Tenor in 'Senza Mamma'
- Kathleen Beller as Girl in 'Senza Mamma'
- Saveria Mazzola as Signora Colombo
- Tito Alba as Cuban President
- Johnny Naranjo as Cuban Translator
- Elda Maida as Pentangeli's Wife
- Salvatore Po as Pentangeli's Brother
- Ignazio Pappalardo as Mosca
- Andrea Maugeri as Strollo
- Peter LaCorte as Signor Abbandando
- Vincent Coppola as Street Vendor
- Peter Donat as Questadt
- Tom Dahlgren as Fred Corngold
- Paul B. Brown as Senator Ream
- Phil Feldman as Senator #1
- Roger Corman as Senator #2
- Ivonne Coll as Yolanda
- Joe De Nicola as Attendant at Brothel
- Edward Van Sickle as Ellis Island Doctor
- Gabriella Belloni as Ellis Island Nurse
- Richard Watson as Customs Official
- Venancia Grangerard as Cuban Nurse
- Erica Yohn as Governess
- Teresa Tirelli as Midwife
- James Caan as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
- Italia Coppola as Mama Corleone's Body (uncredited)
- Roman Coppola as Sonny Corleone as a Boy (uncredited)
- Sofia Coppola as Child on Ship (uncredited)
- Victor Pujols Faneyte as Cuban Guerilla with Grenade (uncredited)
- Julie Gregg as Sandrinella 'Sandra' Corleone (uncredited)
- Larry Guardino as Vito's Uncle (uncredited)
- Buck Houghton as Senator with Mustache (uncredited)
- Sho Kosugi as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
- Gary Kurtz as Photographer in Court (uncredited)
- Richard Matheson as Senator #3 (uncredited)
- John Megna as Young Hyman Roth (uncredited)
- Jay Rasumny as Street Vendor (uncredited)
- Filomena Spagnuolo as Extra in Little Italy (uncredited)
- Julian Voloshin as Sam Roth (uncredited)
- Laura Lyons as Guest (uncredited)
- Harrison Ressler as Crowd (uncredited)
- Tony Sirico as Rosato Brothers Hood (uncredited)
- Margaret Bacon as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Al Beaudine as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Jack Berle as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- John Blower as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Larry Carr as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Dick Cherney as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Jack R. Clinton as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Len Felber as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Raven Grey Eagle as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- George Holmes as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Shep Houghton as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Kathryn Janssen as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Ken Koc as Waiter #1 (uncredited)
- Tommy Lasorda as Military Officer (uncredited)
- Louis Marino as Young Michael (uncredited)
- Alan Marston as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Joe Pine as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Felipe Polanco as Extra (uncredited)
- Al Roberts as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Rhea Ruggiero as Vaudeville Dancer (uncredited)
- George Simmons as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Nico Stevens as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Arthur Tovey as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Palombizio Anthony V. as Man on Stairs (uncredited)
- Wally West as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- Judith Woodbury as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 6 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 244
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 to 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 to 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 to 24 | 29 | 23 |
| 25 to 30 | 14 | 55 |
| 31 to 36 | 14 | 35 |
| 37 to 42 | 9 | 29 |
| 43 to 48 | 0 | 13 |
| 49 to 54 | 0 | 22 |
| 55 to 60 | 0 | 14 |
| 61 to 66 | 0 | 11 |
| 67 to 72 | 2 | 38 |
| 73 to 78 | 0 | 6 |
| 79 to 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 to 90 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 to 96 | 1 | 26 |
| 97 to 102 | 4 | 21 |
| 103 to 108 | 12 | 35 |
| 109 to 114 | 4 | 24 |
| 115 to 120 | 2 | 34 |
| 121 to 126 | 3 | 37 |
| 127 to 132 | 3 | 19 |
| 133 to 138 | 1 | 43 |
| 139 to 144 | 9 | 18 |
| 145 to 150 | 1 | 39 |
| 151 to 156 | 0 | 43 |
| 157 to 162 | 0 | 17 |
| 163 to 168 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 to 174 | 0 | 9 |
| 175 to 180 | 0 | 1 |
| 181 to 186 | 0 | 6 |
| 187 to 192 | 4 | 68 |
| 193 to 198 | 4 | 34 |
| 199 to 204 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 to 210 | 0 | 25 |
| 211 to 216 | 0 | 34 |
| 217 to 222 | 18 | 35 |
| 223 to 228 | 11 | 27 |
| 229 to 234 | 3 | 34 |
| 235 to 240 | 11 | 16 |
| 241 to 244 | 2 | 25 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 15 are women's.
163 lines from women, 930 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
21 women and 73 men in the cast. 6 women and 27 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 1,185.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 101 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 12% of the words (1,916), men 88% (13,861). Women have 15% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit D: the test the other way
Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.
Conversations between two named characters
Two women
2
Two men
79
Exhibit E: behind the camera
2 of the 16 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 11% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Francis Ford Coppola (man)
- Written by
- Mario Puzo (man), Francis Ford Coppola (man)
- From the novel by
- Mario Puzo (man)
- Produced by
- Francis Ford Coppola (man)
- Shot by
- Gordon Willis (man)
- Edited by
- Richard Marks (man), Peter Zinner (man), Barry Malkin (man)
- Music by
- Nino Rota (man)
- Production design by
- Dean Tavoularis (man)
- Costumes by
- Theadora Van Runkle (woman)
- Cast by
- Jane Feinberg (woman), Vic Ramos (man), Mike Fenton (man), Maurizio Lucci (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
1 women, 16 men, 33 not listed
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Production
2 women, 11 men, 7 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 3 men, 10 not listed
-
Art
0 women, 6 men, 8 not listed
-
Other crew
1 women, 11 men, 1 not listed
-
Directing
0 women, 5 men, 6 not listed
-
Camera
0 women, 4 men, 4 not listed
-
Editing
1 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 28 on average. Men: 45 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Diane Keaton 28, Talia Shire 28
Men
Robert De Niro 31, Al Pacino 34, Richard Bright 37, John Cazale 39, Robert Duvall 43, Michael V. Gazzo 51, G.D. Spradlin 54, Lee Strasberg 73
Exhibit G: the money
It made 7.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $13 million
- Box office
- $103 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 244 scenes and 1,185 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
