GODFATHER PART 3 (DVD) (WS)-NLA DVD

The Godfather Part III
After a break of more than 15 years, director Francis Ford Coppola and writer Mario Puzo returned to the well for this third and final story of the fictional Corleone crime family. Two decades have passed, and crime kingpin Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), now divorced from his wife Kay (Diane Keaton), has nearly succeeded in keeping his promise that his family would one day be "completely legitimate." A philanthropist devoted to public service, Michael is in the news as the recipient of a special award from the Pope for his good works, a controversial move given his checkered past. Determined to buy redemption, Michael and his lawyer B.J. (George Hamilton) are working on a complicated but legal deal to bail the Vatican out of looming financial troubles that will ultimately reap billions and put Michael on the world stage as a major financial player. However, trouble looms in several forms: The press is hostile to his intentions. Michael is in failing health and suffers a mild diabetic stroke. Stylish mob underling Joey Zaza (Joe Mantegna) is muscling into the Corleone turf. "The Commission" of Mafia families, represented by patriarch Altobello (Eli Wallach) doesn't want to let their cash cow Corleone out of the Mafia, though he has made a generous financial offer in exchange for his release from la cosa nostra. And then there's Vincent Mancini (Andy Garcia), the illegitimate and equally temperamental son of Michael's long-dead brother Sonny. Vincent desperately wants in to the family (both literally and figuratively), and at the urging of his sister Connie (Talia Shire), Michael welcomes the young man and allows him to adopt the Corleone name. However, a flirtatious attraction between Vincent and his cousin, Michael's naïve daughter Mary (Sofia Coppola) develops, and threatens to develop into a full-fledged romance and undo the godfather's future plans. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast Al Pacino as Michael Corleone Diane Keaton as Kay Adams Talia Shire as Connie Corleone Rizzi Andy Garcia as Vincent Mancini Eli Wallach as Don Altobello Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone Joe Mantegna as Joey Zaza George Hamilton as B.J. Barrison Bridget Fonda as Grace Hamilton Raf Vallone as Cardinal Lamberto Franc D'Ambrosio as Anthony Corleone Donal Donnelly as Archbishop Gilday Richard Bright as Al Neri Helmut Berger as Frederick Keinszig Don Novello as Dominic Abbandando John Savage as Andrew Hagan Franco Citti as Calo Mario Donatone as Mesca Vittorio Duse as Don Tommasino Enzo Robutti as Licio Lucchesi Michele Russo as Spara Al Martino as Johnny Fontane Robert Cicchini as Lou Penning Rogerio Miranda as Twin Bodyguard Armand

Crew Alex Tavoularis - Art Director Marina Gefter - Associate Producer Francis Ford Coppola - Co-producer Gray Fredrickson - Co-producer Fred Roos - Co-producer Charles B. Mulvehill - Co-producer Milena Canonero - Costume Designer Francis Ford Coppola - Director Walter Murch - Editor Lisa Fruchtman - Editor Barry Malkin - Editor Carmine Coppola - Composer (Music Score) Tom Lucas - Makeup Fabrizio Sforza - Makeup Dean Tavoularis - Production Designer Gordon Willis - Cinematographer Nicholas Gage - Producer Fred Fuchs - Producer Franco Fumagalli - Set Designer Gary Fettis - Set Designer R. Bruce Steinheimer - Special Effects Lawrence James Cavanaugh - Special Effects Clive Winter - Sound/Sound Designer Buddy Joe Hooker - Stunts Steve M. Davison - Stunts Vincent Patrick - Screenwriter Mario Puzo - Screenwriter Dean Riesner - Screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola - Screenwriter Richard Shissler - Assistant Costumer Designer Nino Rota - Featured Music Carmine Coppola - Featured Music

The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III is both a continuation of and commentary on the first two films, reuniting stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Talia Shire, as well as writer Mario Puzo, cinematographer Gordon Willis, and production designer Dean Tavoularis. Coppola transfers the action from gray Lake Tahoe to the burnished browns and blacks of New York, as the near-mythically powerful and wealthy Michael Corleone attempts to make the family business fully legit. Violently revisiting famed set pieces, particularly Part II's Little Italy assassination and Part I's baptism, Coppola reveals the depth of Mafia corruption in hallowed institutions and the utter venality of the next mobster generation. The Corleone saga's operatic tone reaches its appropriate climax at the opera, while Michael's silent scream and lonely end eloquently attest to the psychological as well as physical cost of putting Family before family. Although Pacino's energetic gravitas earned praise and Andy Garcia's trigger-happy Vincent was a star-maker, critics hammered last-minute substitute Sofia Coppola (for ailing Winona Ryder), and the cumbersome plot. Still, The Godfather Part III earned seven Oscar nominations (including Best Picture and Willis' first nod for the groundbreakingly shot trilogy), and respectable if unspectacular grosses. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
 

Al Pacino: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (nominated) Andy Garcia: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominated) Andy Garcia: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominated) Barry Malkin: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Editing (nominated) Carmine Coppola: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Song (nominated) Carmine Coppola: Golden Globe, Best Original Score (nominated) Carmine Coppola: Golden Globe, Best Original Song (nominated) Dean Tavoularis: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Art Direction (nominated) Francis Ford Coppola: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Director (nominated) Francis Ford Coppola: Directors Guild of America, Best Director (nominated) Francis Ford Coppola: Golden Globe, Best Director (winner) Francis Ford Coppola: Golden Globe, Best Screenplay (nominated) Gary Fettis: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Art Direction (nominated) Gordon Willis: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Cinematography (nominated) Gordon Willis: American Society of Cinematographers, Best Cinematography (nominated) John Bettis: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Song (nominated) John Bettis: Golden Globe, Best Original Song (nominated) Lisa Fruchtman: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Editing (nominated) Mario Puzo: Golden Globe, Best Screenplay (nominated) Walter Murch: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Editing (nominated)

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Picture (nominated) Berlin International Film Festival, In Competition (nominated) Golden Globe, Best Picture - Drama (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: cc Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TV's Theatrical trailer Dolby Digital- English 5.1 surround/French 2.0 English subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 170 min Part of Series: Paramount Widescreen Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Michael's Letter [5:59] 2. Party At Michael's Apartment [8:32] 3. Anthony's Decision [8:23] 4. The Trouble Between Vincent And Joey Zasa [9:24] 5. Who Sent You? [7:00] 6. The Archbishop Asks For Michael's Help [3:33] 7. Shareholder's Meeting [6:30] 8. The Vatican Bank, Rome [4:00] 9. Atlantic City Massacre [10:40] 10. Just When I Thought I Was Out... [8:28] 11. Mary Visits Vincent At The Club [3:51] 12. Street Fair [3:13] 13. Michael At The Hospital [3:33] 14. Return To Sicily [1:40] 15. Michael Tells Vincent His Plan [8:07] 16. Confession [5:09] 17. Michael Shows Kay Sicily [11:21] 18. Pope John Paul The First [3:17] 19. Give Me A Chance To Redeem Myself [10:40] 20. Teatro Massimo [2:37] 21. Cavalleria Rusticana [6:10] 22. Revenge [5:18] 23. Finale On The Steps [9:04] 24. The Death Of Michael Corleone [8:52] 25. End Credits [5:00]