The Godfather: Part III (1990)

This is the last installment of the series

Summary
-While attempting to groom his nephew Vincent Mancini to take over the family business in 1979, an older, aging Michael Corleone tries to take the business dealings in a more legitimate direction

Cast
-Al Pacino: Michael Corleone
-Diane Keaton: Kay Adams Michelson
-Talia Shire: Connie Corleone Rizzi
-Andy Garcia: Vincent Mancini
-Eli Wallach: Don Altobello
-Joe Mantegna: Joey Zasa
-George Hamilton: B.J. Harrison
-Bridget Fonda: Grace Hamilton
-Sofia Coppola: Mary Corleone
-Raf Vallone: Cardinal Lamberto
-Franc D'Ambrosio: Anthony Vito Corleone
-Richard Bright: Al Neri
-Don Novello: Dominic Abbandando
-John Savage: Father Andrew Hagen
-Al Martino: Johnny Fontane
-Robert Cicchini: Lou Perrino

Did You Know?
-Mary Corleone, who is played by Sofia Coppola, is the niece of Talia Shire, who plays Mary's aunt in the film

-Vincent's mother is Lucy Mancini, one of the bridesmaids from The Godfather (1972) with whom Sonny had an affair

-Martin Scorsese's mother Catherine Scorsese is the woman who complains to Vincent about the poor condition of the neighborhood

-Four of the considered actors for the role of Joey Zasa were Mickey Rourke, who did not look "Italian enough", John Turturro, Dennis Farina and Sylvester Stallone

 

 

-At first, Andy Garcia was suggested he looked too Cuban to play an Italian role

-The character Joey Zasa was based on two famous mob figures, Joey Gallo and Joe Columbo. Columbo led the Italian-American Civil Rights League, who was supposed to be a civil rights group fighting for the rights of Italian-Americans but was actually trying to stop FBI investigations into mob activity. This embarrassed the Mafia, whose number one rule was silence. Columbo kept a high profile and the money he made he didn't share with the mob. During a rally in Columbus Circle, Columbo was shot and killed by a black gangster, who was the hitman. The police reports state that the gangster was shot and killed immediately by "person or persons unknown". As for Gallo, he organized the hit on Columbo, who was famous for not discriminating against anyone and mixing things up by hiring blacks and Latinos into his crews. He was most likely of the opinion that "if you want to make money, why not? I don't care about the color of your skin or race".


Joey Gallo

Joe Colombo