New York, 1979: Don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) – diabetic and pushing 60 – wants out of his criminal empire in a search for respectability. But it’s difficult to break with the family tradition.
This third and final sequel completed the Corleone family trilogy, showing an ageing Michael dividing his time between politics and gangster activities, with the corruption spreading all the way to the Vatican.
Inevitably, the tentacles of the old business prove all-embracing and powerful, with fatal consequences.
This nearly three-hour sequel was made purely for mercenary reasons (director Francis Ford Coppola reportedly needed the money for a personal project), but despite the dubious casting of Coppola’s daughter, Sofia, the final chapter in the Godfather saga has a haunting, elegiac tone and another masterful performance from Pacino.
Sadly, the film was an offer most filmgoers did refuse, and its $66 million box-office gross fell far short of expectations, leaving Part III an engrossing failure.
Michael Corleone
Al Pacino Kay Adams
Diane Keaton Vincent Mancini
Andy Garcia Connie Corleone Rizzi
Talia Shire Don Altobello
Eli Wallach Joey Zasa
Joe Mantegna BJ Harrison
George Hamilton Grace Hamilton
Bridget Fonda Mary Corleone
Sofia Coppola Cardinal Lamberto
Raf Vallone Anthony Corleone
Franc D’Ambrosio Archbishop Gilday
Donal Donnelly Al Neri
Richard Bright Frederick Keinzig
Helmut Berger Dominic Abbandando
Don Novello Andrew Hagen
John Savage Calo
Franco Citti Mosca
Mario Donatone Don Tommasino
Vittorio Duse Licio Lucchesi
Enzo Robutti Spara
Michele Russo Johnny Fontane
Al Martino Lou Pennino
Robert Cicchini Father John
Robert Vento Lucy Mancini
Jeannie Linero Camerlengo cardinal
Remo Remotti Francesca Corleone
Jeanne Savarino Pesch Kathryn Corleone
Janet Savarino Smith Teresa Hagen
Tere L Baker Albert Volpe
Carmine Caridi Frank Romano
Don Costello Leo Cune
Al Ruscio Matty Parisi
Mickey Knox
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
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