Produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Godfather III was released on December 25, 1990. It is the third and final film in the Godfather trilogy written by Mario Puzo, Vincent Patrick, and Francis Ford Coppola.
The movie Godfather III was made in English as well as in Italian with a budget of $54 million. It is the story of Michael Corleone, a Mafia godfather who tries to legitimize his criminal empire. The storyline weaves into its plot a fictionalized account of real-life events – the mysterious 1978 death of Pope John Paul I and the Papal banking scandal of 1981-1982.
The story of Godfather III begins in 1979, with a flashback of the criminal history of the Corleone family. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), now much older, feels guilty for indulging in his ruthless ambition many years ago. His previous criminal activities have made him a very rich man but the thoughts of his children, their future, happiness and his legacy are the only things on his mind. His children are with his estranged wife.
He has returned to New York City and has decided to use his enormous wealth and power to restore his dignity and reputation in the eyes of the public. Michael is able to rebuild the Corleone family as a legitimate enterprise using the money from his gangster years. In an attempt to break from the past, he creates a charity, the Vito Corleone Foundation, in memory of his father. Godfather III takes the audience through the journey of Michaels effort in establishing himself as a respectable citizen.
Furthermore, in the movie Godfather III, we find that in an attempt to earn respectability and wealth for the Corleone family through legitimate enterprise, Michael seeks to buy the Vaticans shares in Immobiliare, an international real estate holding company, of which the Vatican controls 25%. He negotiates the transfer of $600,000,000 to the Vatican Bank with Archbishop Gilday, who has plunged the Holy See into heavy debt through his poor management and corrupt dealings. However, due to the failing health of Pope Paul VI, approval of the deal is far more complicated than he had anticipated.
Many are interested in the Immobiliare deal. Michael meets Cardinal Lamberto and confesses his sins. When Cardinal Lamberto is elected Pope John Paul I, Michael is exhilarated and is sure to clinch the deal. This would put an end to the plot against the approval of the deal. Vincent, illegitimate son of Michaels dead brother Sonny, tells Michael that Lucchesi is behind the plot against the deal and a master assassin, Mosca da Montelepre, has been hired by Altobello, New York mafia chief, to kill Michael. In spite of Michaels caution, Vincent insists on revenge. Michael makes Vincent the head of the Corleone family and Godfather III is born.
Vincents revenge takes shape and the final scene of Godfather III is filled with brutal murders of the enemies of the Corleone family. The scenes are interspersed with that of Anthonys (Michaels son) performance at the opera house, Teatro Massimo. Mosca enters the opera house and shoots at Michael who is hit in the shoulder while Mary, Michaels daughter, is hit in the chest. Michael is plunged in grief as Mary succumbs. The film ends showing an aged and broken Michael seated in the front yard of his Sicilian villa, where he slumps out of his chair and dies, totally alone.
Although nominated for Academy Awards, Godfather III is the only picture in the Godfather trilogy, which failed to win the Academy Award for the Best Picture.Wikipedia
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