The Godfather Part III - wikipedia The Godfather Part III The Godfather Part III Theatrical release poster Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Produced by Francis Ford Coppola Written by Mario Puzo Francis Ford Coppola Starring Al Pacino Diane Keaton Talia Shire Andy García Eli Wallach Joe Mantegna Bridget Fonda George Hamilton Sofia Coppola Music by Carmine Coppola Cinematography Gordon Willis Edited by Barry Malkin Lisa Fruchtman Walter Murch Production company Zoetrope Studios Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date December 20, 1990 ( 1990 - 12 - 20 ) ( Beverly Hills ) December 25, 1990 ( 1990 - 12 - 25 ) ( United States ) Running time 162 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $54 million Box office $136.8 million The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American crime film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola. A sequel to The Godfather ( 1972 ) and The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ), it completes the story of Michael Corleone, a Mafia kingpin who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire. The film also includes fictionalized accounts of two real - life events : the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I and the Papal banking scandal of 1981 -- 82, both linked to Michael Corleone 's business affairs. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, and Andy García, and features Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, and Sofia Coppola. Coppola and Puzo preferred the title The Death of Michael Corleone, but Paramount Pictures found that unacceptable. Coppola stated that The Godfather series is two films and that The Godfather Part III is an epilogue. It received generally positive reviews, albeit not compared to the critical acclaim that the first two films received. It grossed $136,766,062 and was nominated for seven Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Pre-production 4 Reception 4.1 Critical response 4.2 Accolades 5 Historical background 6 Soundtrack 7 Planned sequel 8 References 9 Sources 10 External links Plot In 1979, Michael Corleone, approaching 60, is racked with guilt over his ruthless rise to power ; especially for having ordered Fredo 's assassination. He donates part of his tremendous wealth in charitable acts. Michael and Kay are divorced ; their children, Anthony and Mary, live with Kay. At the reception following a papal order ceremony in St. Patrick 's Old Cathedral in Michael 's honor, Anthony tells his father that he is leaving law school to become an opera singer. Kay supports his decision, but Michael wants Anthony to either complete his law degree or join the `` family business ''. Michael and Kay have an uneasy reunion when Kay reveals that she and Anthony know the truth about Fredo 's death. Vincent arrives at the reception. He is embroiled in a feud with Joey Zasa. When Connie arranges for Vincent to meet Zasa, who calls Vincent a bastard, Vincent bites Zasa 's ear. Although Michael is troubled by Vincent 's fiery temper, he is impressed by his loyalty, so agrees to include him in the business. Knowing that Archbishop Gilday, head of the Vatican Bank, has accumulated a massive deficit, Michael offers the Bank $600 million in exchange for shares in Internazionale Immobiliare, an international real estate company, which would make him its largest single shareholder with six seats on the company 's 13 - member board. He makes a tender offer to buy the Vatican 's 25 % share in the company, which will give him controlling interest. Immobiliare 's board quickly approve the offer, pending ratification by the Pope. Don Altobello, an elderly New York Mafia boss and Connie 's godfather, tells Michael that his partners on the Commission want in on the Immobiliare deal. Michael wants the deal untainted by Mafia involvement and pays off the mob bosses from the sale of his Las Vegas holdings. Zasa receives nothing and, declaring Michael his enemy, storms out. Altobello follows Zasa, saying he will reason with him. Minutes later, a helicopter hovers outside the conference room and opens fire. Most of the bosses are killed, but Michael, Vincent, and Michael 's bodyguard, Al Neri, escape. Neri tells Michael that the surviving mob bosses made deals with Zasa but Michael realizes that it is Altobello who is the traitor, suffers a diabetic stroke, and is hospitalized. As Michael recuperates, Vincent and Mary begin a romantic relationship, while Neri and Connie give Vincent permission to retaliate against Zasa. During a street festival hosted by Zasa 's Italian American civil rights group, Vincent kills Zasa. Michael berates Vincent for his actions and insists that Vincent end his relationship with Mary, explaining Vincent 's involvement in the family 's criminal enterprises endangers her life. The family goes to Sicily for Anthony 's operatic debut in Palermo at the Teatro Massimo and stay with Don Tommasino. Michael tells Vincent to pretend to defect from the Corleone family in order to spy on Altobello. Altobello introduces Vincent to Don Licio Lucchesi, a powerful Italian political figure and Immobiliare 's chairman. Michael discovers that the Immobiliare deal is an elaborate swindle, conspired by Lucchesi, Gilday, and Vatican accountant Frederick Keinszig. Michael visits Cardinal Lamberto, favored to become the next Pope, to discuss the deal. Lamberto persuades Michael to make his first confession in 30 years. Michael tearfully confesses that he ordered Fredo 's murder, and Lamberto says that Michael deserves to suffer but can be redeemed. Altobello hires Mosca, a veteran hitman, to assassinate Michael. Mosca and his son, disguised as priests, kill Don Tommasino as he returns to his villa. While Michael and Kay tour Sicily, Michael asks for Kay 's forgiveness, and they admit they still love each other. Michael receives word of Tommasino 's death, and at the funeral vows never to sin again. After the Pope dies, Cardinal Lamberto is elected as Pope John Paul I, and the Immobiliare deal is to be ratified. The plotters against the ratification attempt to cover their tracks. Vincent tells Michael that Altobello is plotting to have Mosca assassinate Michael. Michael sees that his nephew is a changed man and names him the new Don of the Corleone family, telling him to adopt the Corleone name. Vincent ends his romance with Mary. The family sees Anthony 's performance in Cavalleria rusticana in Palermo while Vincent exacts his revenge : Keinszig is abducted by Vincent 's men, who smother and then hang him from a bridge, making his death look like suicide. Don Altobello, at the opera, is given poisoned cannoli by Connie, who watches him die from her opera box. Calò, Tommasino 's former bodyguard, meets with Don Lucchesi at his office, claiming to bear a message from Michael. As he whispers the message, Calò stabs Lucchesi in the neck with his own spectacles. The Pope is served poisoned tea by Archbishop Gilday and dies after he approves the Immobiliare deal. Al Neri travels to the Vatican, where he shoots Archbishop Gilday. Armed with a sniper rifle at the opera house during Anthony 's performance, Mosca kills three of Vincent 's men, but is unable to aim at Michael. In attempting to shoot Michael outside the opera house, he kills Mary. Vincent kills Mosca. Michael cradles Mary and screams in agony. Years later, an elderly Michael sits alone in the garden of Don Tommasino 's villa and suddenly slumps over in his chair, falling to the ground. Cast Al Pacino as Michael Corleone Andy García as Vincent Corleone Diane Keaton as Kay Adams - Corleone Talia Shire as Connie Corleone Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone Eli Wallach as Don Altobello George Hamilton as B.J. Harrison Joe Mantegna as Joey Zasa Richard Bright as Al Neri Bridget Fonda as Grace Hamilton Raf Vallone as Cardinal Lamberto Franc D'Ambrosio as Anthony Corleone Donal Donnelly as Archbishop Gilday Helmut Berger as Frederick Keinszig Don Novello as Dominic Abbandando John Savage as Father Andrew Hagen Mario Donatone as Mosca Vittorio Duse as Don Tommasino Enzo Robutti as Don Licio Lucchesi Al Martino as Johnny Fontane Pre-production Coppola felt that the first two films had told the complete Corleone saga. In his audio commentary for Part II, he stated that only a dire financial situation caused by the failure of One from the Heart ( 1982 ) compelled him to take up Paramount 's long - standing offer to make a third installment. Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Talia Shire reprised their roles from the first two films. According to Coppola 's audio commentary on the film in The Godfather DVD Collection, Robert Duvall refused to take part unless he was paid a salary comparable to Pacino 's. On an episode of Inside the Actors Studio, Duvall said he understood that Pacino was the star but felt insulted by the difference in their salaries, saying : `` if they paid Pacino twice what they paid me, that 's fine, but not three or four times, which is what they did. '' When Duvall dropped out, Coppola rewrote the screenplay to portray Tom Hagen as having died before the story begins and created the character B.J. Harrison, played by George Hamilton, to replace the Hagen character in the story. Coppola stated that, to him, the movie feels incomplete `` without ( Robert ) Duvall 's participation ''. According to Coppola, had Duvall agreed to take part in the film, the Hagen character would have been heavily involved in running the Corleone charities. Duvall confirmed in a 2010 interview that he never regretted the decision of turning down his role. The first draft of a script had been written by Dean Riesner in 1979, based on a story by Mario Puzo. This script centered around Michael Corleone 's son, Anthony, a naval officer working for the CIA, and the Corleone family 's involvement with a plot to assassinate a Central American dictator. Almost none of the elements of this early script carried over to the final film, but one scene from the film -- in which two men break into Vincent 's house -- exists in the Riesner draft and is nearly unchanged. Coppola says that he felt The Godfather saga was essentially Michael 's story, one about how `` a good man becomes evil '', that Michael had not really `` paid for his sins '' committed in the second film, and he wanted this final chapter to demonstrate that. In keeping with this theme, Coppola completely re-wrote the script. Julia Roberts was originally cast as Mary but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Madonna wanted to play the role, but Coppola felt she was too old for the part. Rebecca Schaeffer was set to audition but was murdered. Winona Ryder dropped out of the film at the last minute. Ultimately Sofia Coppola, the director 's daughter, was given the role of Michael Corleone 's daughter. Her much - criticized performance resulted in her father 's being accused of nepotism, a charge Coppola denies in the commentary track, asserting that, in his opinion, critics, `` beginning with an article in Vanity Fair, '' were `` using ( my ) daughter to attack me, '' something he finds ironic in light of the film 's denouement when the Mary character pays the ultimate price for her father 's sins. As an infant, Sofia Coppola had played Michael Corleone 's infant nephew in The Godfather, during the climactic baptism / murder montage at the end of that film ( Sofia Coppola also appeared in The Godfather Part II, as a small immigrant child in the scene where the nine - year - old Vito Corleone arrives by steamer at Ellis Island ). The character of Michael 's sister Connie is played by Francis Ford Coppola 's sister, Talia Shire ( making her both Mary 's aunt in the movie and Sofia 's aunt in real life ). Other Coppola relatives with cameos in the film included the director 's mother, father ( who wrote and conducted much of the music in the film ), uncle, and granddaughter Gia. In addition, Coppola cast Catherine Scorsese, mother of Martin Scorsese, in a small part. Reception Critical response At Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 67 % rating, based on reviews from 57 critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 60, based on 19 reviews, which indicates `` mixed or average reviews ''. Common criticisms have focused on Sofia Coppola 's acting, the plot 's convoluted nature, and its inadequacy as a `` stand - alone '' story. In his review, Roger Ebert stated that it is `` not even possible to understand this film without knowing the first two. '' Nonetheless, Ebert wrote an enthusiastic review, awarding the film three - and - a-half stars, a better rating than he gave The Godfather Part II in an earlier review. In his 2008 re-rating, he gave 4 stars for The Godfather Part II and included it in his list of Great Movies from which he excluded The Godfather Part III. He also defended the casting of Sofia Coppola, who he felt was not miscast, stating, `` There is no way to predict what kind of performance Francis Ford Coppola might have obtained from Winona Ryder, the experienced and talented young actress, who was originally set to play this role. But I think Sofia Coppola brings a quality of her own to Mary Corleone. A certain up - front vulnerability and simplicity that I think are appropriate and right for the role. '' Ebert 's colleague, Gene Siskel, also highly praised the film and placed it on his list of the ten best films of 1990 ( # 10 ). Siskel admitted that the ending was the film 's weakest part, citing Al Pacino 's makeup as very poor. He also said, `` ( Another ) problem is the casting of Sofia Coppola, who is out of her acting league here. She 's supposed to be Andy Garcia 's love interest but no sparks fly. He 's more like her babysitter. '' In response to Ebert 's defense of Coppola, Siskel said : `` I know what you 're saying about her being sort of natural and not the polished bombshell, and that would 've been wrong. There is one, a photographer in the picture, who takes care of that role, but at the same time, I do n't think it 's explained why ( Vincent ) really comes onto her, unless this guy is the most venal, craven guy, but look who ( sic ) he 's playing around with. He 's playing around with the Godfather 's daughter. '' Leonard Maltin, giving the film three out of four stars, stated that the film is `` masterfully told '', but that casting Sofia Coppola was an `` almost - fatal flaw. '' Accolades Although reception to the film was mixed, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( Andy García ), Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction - Set Decoration ( Dean Tavoularis, Gary Fettis ), Best Music, Song ( for Carmine Coppola and John Bettis for `` Promise Me You 'll Remember '' ). It is the only film in the series not to have Al Pacino nominated for an Academy Award ( he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather and for Best Actor for The Godfather Part II ). It is the only film in the trilogy not to win for Best Picture or any other Academy Award for that matter, as well as the only film in the trilogy not selected for preservation by the U.S. National Film Registry. Along with The Lord of the Rings, The Godfather Trilogy shares the distinction that all of its installments were nominated for Best Picture. The film was also nominated for seven Golden Globes Awards, but did not win. Sofia Coppola won two Golden Raspberry Awards for both Worst Supporting Actress and Worst New Star. Award Category Nominee Result 63rd Academy Awards Best Picture Francis Ford Coppola Nominated Best Director Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role Andy García Nominated Best Music, Original Song `` Promise Me You 'll Remember '' ( Music by Carmine Coppola ; Lyrics by John Bettis ) Nominated Best Art Direction - Set Decoration Dean Tavoularis and Gary Fettis Nominated Best Cinematography Gordon Willis Nominated Best Film Editing Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, and Walter Murch Nominated 43rd Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Francis Ford Coppola Nominated 48th Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominated Best Director - Motion Picture Francis Ford Coppola Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Al Pacino Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Andy García Nominated Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo Nominated Best Original Score - Motion Picture Carmine Coppola Nominated Best Original Song - Motion Picture `` Promise Me You 'll Remember '' ( Music by Carmine Coppola ; Lyrics by John Bettis ) Nominated 11th Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress Sofia Coppola Won Worst New Star Won The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists : 2005 : AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes : Michael Corleone : `` Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. '' -- Nominated Historical background Main article : Pope John Paul I conspiracy theories Parts of the film are very loosely based on real historical events concerning the ending of the papacy of Pope Paul VI, the very short tenure of John Paul I in 1978, and the collapse of the Banco Ambrosiano in 1982. Like the character Cardinal Lamberto, who becomes John Paul I, the historical John Paul I, Albino Luciani, reigned for only a very short time before being found dead in his bed. Journalist David Yallop argues that Luciani was planning a reform of Vatican finances and that he died by poisoning ; these claims are reflected in the film. Yallop also names as a suspect Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, who was the head of the Vatican bank, like the character Archbishop Gilday in the film. However, while Marcinkus was noted for his muscular physique and Chicago origins, Gilday is a mild Irishman. The character has also drawn comparisons to Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio, as he was in charge of the Vatican finances during the approximate period in which the movie was based. The character of Frederick Keinszig, the Swiss banker who is murdered and left hanging under a bridge, mirrors the fate ( and physical appearance ) of Roberto Calvi, the Italian head of the Banco Ambrosiano who was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge in London in 1982 ( it was unclear whether it was suicide or murder ; courts in Italy have recently ruled the latter ). The name `` Keinszig '' is taken from Manuela Kleinszig, the girlfriend of Flavio Carbone who was indicted as one of Roberto Calvi 's murderers in 2005. Soundtrack The film 's soundtrack received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Score. Also, the film 's love theme, `` Promise Me You 'll Remember '' ( subtitled `` Love Theme from The Godfather Part III '' ) sung by Harry Connick, Jr., received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Song. Al Martino, who portrayed Johnny Fontane in The Godfather and The Godfather Part III, sings `` To Each His Own ''. Planned sequel Following the reaction to the third installment, Coppola stated that the idea of a fourth film was discussed but never went into production ; Mario Puzo died before they were able to write the film. Puzo and Coppola had discussed a potential script, told in a similar narrative to Part II, which would have featured : De Niro reprising his role as a younger Vito Corleone in the 1930s ; a young Santino Corleone gaining the Corleone family 's political power ; Andy Garcia reprising his role as Vincent Corleone, during the 1980s, haunted by the death of his cousin Mary, running the family business through a ten - year destructive war, and eventually losing the family 's respect and power ; and one final scene with Michael Corleone before his death. Andy Garcia has since claimed the film 's script was nearly produced. Leonardo DiCaprio was slated to portray a young Sonny Corleone. Puzo 's portion of the potential sequel, dealing with the Corleone family in the early 1930s, was eventually expanded into a novel by Edward Falco and published in 2012 as The Family Corleone. 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Question: when does the godfather part 3 take place
Answer: 1979