The Godfather, Part III
Brief Synopsis
The story is set in 1979 when, before retiring, an aging Michael Corleone tries to go legitimate by entering respectable real estate and communications deals, but is slowly drawm back into the world of organized crime against his will.
Cast & Crew
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Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Mimmo Cuticchio
Francesco Paolo Bellante
Gabriele Torrei
Gregory Corso
Franc D'ambrosio
Film Details
Also Known As
Der Pate Teil III, Godfather, Part III, Gudfadern - del 3, Le Parrain 3 partie, Parrain 3 partie, Le, Pate Teil III, Der, parrain, 3ème partie
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Sequel
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy; Caprarola, Italy; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Viterbo, Italy; Fiumefreddo, Italy; Forza d'Argo, Italy; New York City, New York, USA; Marina de Cottone, Italy; Lunghezza, Italy; Palermo, Sicily, Italy; Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 41m
Synopsis
The story is set in 1979 when, before retiring, an aging Michael Corleone tries to go legitimate by entering respectable real estate and communications deals, but is slowly drawm back into the world of organized crime against his will.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Cast
Mimmo Cuticchio
Francesco Paolo Bellante
Gabriele Torrei
Gregory Corso
Franc D'ambrosio
Franco Citti
Frank Tarsia
Nicky Blair
Jeannie Linero
Bridget Fonda
George Hamilton
John Savage
Carlos Miranda
Al Pacino
Sofia Coppola
Santo Indelicato
James D Damiano
Janet Savarino Smith
Helmut Berger
Brian Freilino
Andy Garcia
Catherine Scorsese
Anthony Guidera
Beppe Pianviti
Rick Aviles
Mario Donatone
Don Costello
Robert Vento
Richard Honigman
Diane Agostini
Mickey Knox
Joe Mantegna
Richard Bright
Dado Ruspoli
Al Ruscio
John Abineri
Michael Bowen
Michael Boccio
Carmine Caridi
Remo Remotti
Al Martino
Enzo Robutti
Marino Mase
Eli Wallach
Diane Keaton
Brett Halsey
Michele Russo
Donal Donnelly
Robert Cicchini
Luigi Laezza
Vito Antuofermo
Vittorio Duse
Jessica Dicicco
Jeanne Savarino Pesch
David Hume Kennerly
Raf Vallone
Willie Brown
Rogerio Miranda
Valeria Sabel
Don Novello
Joseph Drago
Ida Bernardini
Talia Shire
Tere L Baker
Paco Reconti
Crew
Andy Aaron
Other
Daniel Acon
Props
Mark Adler
Music Editor
Elio Altamura
Property Master
Cecilia Alvarenga
Other
Roberto Ando
Liaison
Delia Apolloni
Assistant Editor
C J Appel
Adr Editor
Gianni Arduini-plaisant
Assistant Director
Diane Asnes
Assistant Editor
Kim Aubry
Technical Supervisor
Joseph Badalucco
Props
Michael Badalucco
Props
Sandina Bailo-lape
Editor
Franco Ballati
Production Manager
Paola Barbaglia
Liaison
Maria Teresa Barbasso
Set Designer
Antonia Barbitta
Wardrobe
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
Richard Beggs
Sound Designer
Richard Beggs
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Bellfort
Adr Editor
Elisabetta Beraldo
Assistant Costume Designer
Laurie Bernard
Assistant Editor
Victoria Berry
Assistant
Sergio Bologna
Accounting Assistant
H Gordon Boos
Assistant Director
Gloria S Borders
Sound Editor
Mauro Borrelli
Production
Giuseppina Bovino
Hair Stylist
Allan Brereton
Boom Operator
Ezio Maria Bruno
Assistant
Emilia Burchiellaro
Production Assistant
Thomas R Burman
Makeup
Otello Campanelli
Other
William A Campbell
Wardrobe Supervisor
Giuseppe Cancellara
Swing Gang
Roberto Cancellara
Props
Milena Canonero
Costume Designer
Michael Caracciolo
Photography
Gus Carpenter
Assistant Editor
James Carrington
Dialogue Coach
Casey Cavanaugh
Special Effects
Lawrence James Cavanaugh
Special Effects Coordinator
Iole Cecchini
Hair Assistant
Aleta Chappelle
Casting
Natasza Chroscicki
Production Assistant
Aldo Colanzi
Grip
Luis Colina
Assistant Editor
Steve Comesky
Electrician
Dana Congdon
Apprentice
Anton Coppola
Advisor
Bruno Coppola
Technical Advisor
Carmine Coppola
Music
Carmine Coppola
Music Conductor
Francis Ford Coppola
Coproducer
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
Giovanni Corridori
Special Effects
Gustavo Coscarella
Other
Danny Coss
Other
Kathy Cossu
Advisor
Marco Cristiani
Photography
Giulia Chiara Crugnola
Graphic Artist
Vittorio Cuccia
Production Assistant
Andrea Damiano
Assistant
Steve M Davison
Stunts
Jacqui De La Fontaine
Wardrobe Assistant
Matteo De Laurentiis
Production Assistant
Grazia De Rossi
Hair Stylist
Michael Decasper
Assistant Director
Loolee Deleon
Assistant
Stel Deleon
Other
Lucio Di Domenico
Other
Franckie Diago
Art Assistant
Craig Dibona
Camera Operator
Antonella Dimarco
Production Assistant
Anthony J Dimeo
Props
Giovanna Dimichele
Auditor
Tony Dingman
Other
Joseph Drago
Production Assistant
Bari Dreiband-burman
Makeup
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
William Durnin
On-Set Dresser
Teresa Eckton
Dialogue Editor
Harvey Epstein
Dga Trainee
Lorenzo Errico
Unit Manager Assistant
Tina Fallani
Assistant Editor
William Farley
Hair Stylist
David Fein
Foley Artist
Rose Ferraro
Assistant
Flaviana Ferri
Liaison
Gary Fettis
Set Decorator
John Fischer
Production Assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald
Titles
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lighting Technician
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Lighting
Giovanni Fiumi
Swing Gang
Stacey Foiles
Dialogue Editor
Tom Fox
Other
Gray Frederickson
Producer
Clare Freeman
Sound
Leigh French
Looping Coordinator
Lisa Fruchtman
Editor
Fred Fuchs
Executive Producer
Carl Fullerton
Makeup
Franco Fumagalli
Set Decorator
Rita Gaccioppo
Other
Nicholas Gage
Executive Producer
John Ganem
Assistant Editor
Wilma Garscadden-gahret
Script Supervisor
Marina Gefter
Associate Producer
Michele Giordano
Production Associate
Stephan Goldman
Music Supervisor
Joanne Grant
Accounting Assistant
Augusto Grassi
Wardrobe
Giampietro Grassi
Wardrobe
Maurizio Graziosi
Cashier
Michael Green
Photography
Daniel K Grosso
On-Set Dresser
Graham Hall
Camera
Rachel Hall
Production Assistant
Catherine Hand
Assistant
Jane Hartwell
Production Assistant
Ruth Hasty
Assistant Editor
Barbara Heller
Location Manager
Amy Herman
Other
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
K.c. Hodenfield
Assistant Director
Daniel Charles Hoffman
Assistant Editor
Tim Holland
Sound Effects Editor
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Edie Ichioka
Assistant Editor
Ronald Jacobs
Dialogue Editor
Enrico Jacoponi
Makeup
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Rosalie Joseph
Casting
Lynn Kamern
Unit Manager
Kevin Kavanaugh
Production Assistant
Mark Kenzie
Photography
Kerie Kimbrell
Assistant Editor
Phyllis King
Other
Ron King
Production Assistant
Eddee Kolos
Production Assistant
Greg Kurda
Foley Mixer
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Emilio Lari
Photography
Patrizia Lavecchia
Art Assistant
Phillis Lehmer
Art Department Coordinator
Renato Lori
Swing Gang
Tom Lucas
Makeup
Maurizio Lupi
Hair Assistant
Douglas T Madison
Property Master
Gus Magalios
Grip
Barry Malkin
Editor
Antonio Maltempo
Makeup
Liliana Marceno
Art Assistant
Victoria Martin
Foley Editor
Norma Maria Mascia
Production Assistant
Mario Massaccesi
Lighting
Felice Mazza
Wardrobe
James Mazzola
Consultant
Barbara Mcbane
Dialogue Editor
Marilyn Mccoppen
Adr Editor
Brian Mccullagh
Electrician
James Mccullagh
Electrician
Daphne Mccurdy
Art Assistant
Barbara Melega
Assistant Director
Christienne Metropole
Production Assistant
Michele Michel
Wardrobe
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marnie Moore
Foley
Paolo Morales
Storyboard Artist
Paolo Morante
Set Production Assistant
Joel Moss
Music
Charles Mulvehill
Coproducer
Fabio Muratori
Boom Operator
Walter Murch
Editor
Bill Murphy
Scenic Artist
Roger Mussenden
Casting
Jane Myers
Wardrobe Assistant
Jennifer Myers
Assistant Editor
Tom Myers
Foley Mixer
Anahid Nazarian
Researcher
Maureen Newman
Production Accountant
Anna Orazi
Wardrobe
Ron Ottesen
Special Effects
Giovanni Pallavicino
Dialogue Coach
Maria Cristina Pantoni
Wardrobe
George Patsos
Grip
William Patsos
Grip
Diana Pellegrini
Foley Editor
Greg Pestoni
Assistant Editor
Louis B Phillips
Production Associate
Nazzareno Piana
Set Designer
Byron Pierotti
Other
Fiorangelo Plocco
Lighting
Marco Polimeni
Assistant Director
James H Pollard
Grip
Ingrid Price
Wardrobe Assistant
Antonia Proscia
Accounting Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Der Pate Teil III, Godfather, Part III, Gudfadern - del 3, Le Parrain 3 partie, Parrain 3 partie, Le, Pate Teil III, Der, parrain, 3ème partie
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Sequel
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy; Caprarola, Italy; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Viterbo, Italy; Fiumefreddo, Italy; Forza d'Argo, Italy; New York City, New York, USA; Marina de Cottone, Italy; Lunghezza, Italy; Palermo, Sicily, Italy; Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 41m
Award Nominations
Best Art Direction
1990
Dean Tavoularis
Best Cinematography
1990
Best Director
1990
Francis Ford Coppola
Best Editing
1990
Lisa Fruchtman
Best Editing
1990
Barry Malkin
Best Editing
1990
Walter Murch
Best Picture
1990
Best Song
1990
Best Supporting Actor
1990
Andy Garcia
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 1991
Released in United States on Video April 6, 1997
Released in United States on Video October 10, 1991
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1990
Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1991.
The video version released in USA includes 9 minutes of footage not in the theatrical print.
Winona Ryder, set to play Mary Corleone, dropped out of cast due to illness/fatigue just before principal photography commenced.
Began shooting November 27, 1989.
Completed shooting May 25, 1990.
Some additional shooting undertaken in New York City late summer 1990.
Madonna, Robert DeNiro and Frank Sinatra were initially considered for roles.
Released in United States February 1991 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1991.)
Released in United States on Video April 6, 1997 (25th Anniversary Edition--digitally remastered)
Released in United States on Video October 10, 1991
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1990
Francis Ford Coppola was nominated for the Directors Guild of America's 1990 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Award.
