Release Year: 1990 Rating: R Duration: 162 minutes Other Title: The Death of Michael Corleone, Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part III Director: Francis Ford Coppola Producer: Gray Frederickson
Francis Ford Coppola's grand finale to the epic Mafia saga once again stars Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, the aging don of the infamous Corleone family. Michael is on the verge of legitimizing the family business with the help of his nephew, Vincent Mancini (Andy Garcia). However, failing health and treacherous Mafioso colleagues Joey Zasa (Joe Mantegna) and Don Altobello (Eli Wallach) keep him immersed in the criminal life he had hoped to escape. Coppola reunited many of the same cast and crew from THE GODFATHER and THE GODFATHER, PART 2 in this continuing tale of family crime.
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Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone
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Dominic Abbandando: [briefing the reporters] The Pope - the Holy Father himself - has this very day blessed Michael Corleone; and you think you know better than the Pope?
Eighteen years after the first screenings of THE GODFATHER, the long-awaited third and final chapter reached theaters. That it proved unable to fulfill expectations was a predictable--if somewhat disheartening--result, given the sixteen year buildup. THE GODFATHER PART III is a good movie, with moments of rare power, but it is not a great one--a reason why many fans of the series have voiced their disappointment.