The Godfather Part III

Al Pacino Director: Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Fred Fuchs, Gray Frederickson

Overview

After a break of more than 15 years, director Francis Ford Coppola and writer Mario Puzo returned to the well for this third and final story of the fictional Corleone crime family. Two decades have passed, and crime kingpin Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), now divorced from his wife Kay (Diane Keaton), has nearly succeeded in keeping his promise that his family would one day be "completely legitimate." A philanthropist devoted to public service, Michael is in the news as the recipient of a special award from the Pope for his good works, a controversial move given his checkered past. Determined to buy redemption, Michael and his lawyer B.J. (George Hamilton) are working on a complicated but legal deal to bail the Vatican out of looming financial troubles that will ultimately reap billions and put Michael on the world stage as a major financial player. However, trouble looms in several forms: The press is hostile to his intentions. Michael is in failing health and suffers a mild diabetic stroke. Stylish mob underling Joey Zaza (Joe Mantegna) is muscling into the Corleone turf. "The Commission" of Mafia families, represented by patriarch Altobello (Eli Wallach) doesn't want to let their cash cow Corleone out of the Mafia, though he has made a generous financial offer in exchange for his release from la cosa nostra. And then there's Vincent Mancini (Andy Garcia), the illegitimate and equally temperamental son of Michael's long-dead brother Sonny. Vincent desperately wants in to the family (both literally and figuratively), and at the urging of his sister Connie (Talia Shire), Michael welcomes the young man and allows him to adopt the Corleone name. However, a flirtatious attraction between Vincent and his cousin, Michael's na?ve daughter Mary (Sofia Coppola) develops, and threatens to develop into a full-fledged romance and undo the godfather's future plans.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/2017
UPC:	0032429272249
Original Release:	1990
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:50:00
Sales rank:	21,899

Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary by Francis Ford Coppola

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Al Pacino	Michael Corleone
Diane Keaton	Kay Adams,Kay Adams
Talia Shire	Connie Corleone Rizzi,Connie Corleone Rizzi
Andy Garcia	Vincent Mancini
Eli Wallach	Don Altobello
George Hamilton	B.J. Harrison,B.J. Harrison
Joe Mantegna	Joey Zasa
Bridget Fonda	Grace Hamilton,Grace Hamilton
Sofia Coppola	Mary Corleone,Mary Corleone,Actor,Composer
Raf Vallone	Cardinal Lamberto,Cardinal Lamberto
Franc D'Ambrosio	Anthony Corleone,Anthony Corleone
Donal Donnelly	Archbishop Gilday,Archbishop Gilday
Richard Bright	Al Neri,Al Neri
Helmut Berger	Frederick Keinszig
Don Novello	Dominic Abbandando
John Savage	Andrew Hagen
Franco Citti	Calo
Mario Donatone	Mosca
Enzo Robutti	Licio Lucchesi,Licio Lucchesi
Vittorio Duse	Don Tommasino
Al Martino	Johnny Fontane,Johnny Fontane
Michele Russo	Spara
Robert Cicchini	Lou Pennino,Lou Pennino
Rogerio Miranda	Twin Bodyguard Armand,Twin Bodyguard Francesco,Armand, Twin Bodyguard,Francesco, Twin Bodyguard
Vito Antuofermo	Anthony 'The Ant' Squigliaro,Anthony `The Ant' Squigliaro
Robert Vento	Father John,Father John
Willie Brown	Party Politician,Party Politician,Party Politician
Jeannie Linero	Lucy Mancini,Lucy Mancini
Jeanne Savarino Pesch	Francesca Corleone,Francesca Corleone
Janet Savarino Smith	Kathryn Corleone,Kathryn Corleone
Remo Remotti	Camerlengo Cardinal
Tere L. Baker	Teresa Hagen
Carmine Caridi	Albert Volpe
Don Costello	Frank Romano
Al Ruscio	Leo Cuneo
Mickey Knox	Matty Parisi
Gabriele Torrei	Enzo the Baker
John Abineri	Hamilton Banker
Brian Freilino	Stockholder
Gregory Corso	Unruly Stockholder
Marino Masé	Lupo
Dado Ruspoli	Vanni
Valeria Sabel	Sister Vincenza
Santo Indelicato	Guardia del Corpo
Francesco Paolo Bellante	Autista di Don Tommasino
Paco Reconti	Gesu
Mimmo Cuticchio	Puppet Narrator
Richard Honigman	Party Reporter
Nicky Blair	Nicky the Casino Host
Anthony Guidera	Anthony, the Bodyguard
Frank Tarsia	Frankie, the Bodyguard
Diane Agostini	Woman With Child at Street Fair
Jessica DiCicco	Child
Joseph Drago	Party Security,Party Security
David Hume Kennerly	Party Photographer
James D. Damiano	Son Playing Soccer
Michael Boccio	Father of Soccer Player
Janet Hirshenson	Actor
Maggie Goz	Cafe Woman No. 2
Beppe Pianiti	Keinszig Killer
Geanne Savarino	Rosary and Anne Mane
Don Costello	Frank Romano
Rick Aviles	Mark #1
Michael Bowen	Mark #2
Luigi Laezza	Keinszig Killer
Catherine Scorsese	Woman in Cafe
Ida Bemardini	Woman in Cafe
Simonetta Stefanelli	Apollonia (uncredited)
Nino Rota	Composer

Technical Credits

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford

Vincent Patrick

Dean Riesner

Francis Ford Coppola	Director,Producer,Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Fred Fuchs	Executive Producer,Director,Producer,Executive Producer
Nicholas Gage	Executive Producer,Producer
Fred Roos	Director,Producer
Gray Frederickson	Director,Producer
Charles Mulvehill	Producer
Marina Gefter	Producer
Francis Ford	Screenwriter
Vincent Patrick	Screenwriter
Dean Riesner	Screenwriter
Clive Winter	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Derided by some as upon its theatrical release in 1990, the second Godfather sequel has weathered the intervening years quite gracefully, and it no longer seems as contrived or overwrought as its detractors maintained. The story begins in 1979, as Michael Corleone (Al Pacino again), having divested himself of his illegal operations, finds himself being honored by the Catholic Church for his various charitable contributions. Michael hopes to repair his fractured relationships with ex-wife Kay (Diane Keaton) and daughter Mary (Sofia Coppola, daughter of writer-director Francis Ford Coppola), but he gets sucked back into the vortex of Mob mayhem thanks to the machinations of ruthless Joey Zaza (Joe Mantegna), whose minions include Vincent (Andy Garcia), the illegitimate son of Michael’s late brother Sonny. Also involved in the intrigue is an old Italian don played by Eli Wallach, and the film’s third act brings Michael and family to their ancestral homeland for an extended confrontation that climaxes explosively against the backdrop of a colorful ballet performance. Pacino, not unexpectedly, is magnificent as the aging Godfather -- weary, physically ill, but still very much a force to be reckoned with. Despite his cold-blooded ruthlessness, Michael has finally become a sympathetic character, and Coppola takes pains to make him a tragic protagonist whose last great triumph occurs simultaneously with his most heartbreaking defeat. Garcia, whose trademark intensity rivals Pacino’s, hasn’t got all that much to do, but he acquits himself handily and contributes several memorable moments. The film’s only weak link -- and the one mentioned by critics in review after review -- is Sofia Coppola, whose performance as Mary is hopelessly inadequate. But a single supporting character doesn’t mean all that much in a movie of such epic scope, and Part III brings the Corleone saga to an altogether satisfactory conclusion.