Il padrino - Parte III

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Three years before the film was released, the title was used for an episode of Cin cin (1982): Cin c [...]	D
In the original novel, Lucy Mancini tells Tom Hagen that she is not pregnant, after Sonny Corleone's [...]	D
Francis Ford Coppola once admitted that he was still unhappy over the final result because of lack o [...]	D
During the parade scene, Joey Zasa says, "We got Don Ameche, who played the guy that invented the te [...]	D
When Winona Ryder withdrew from the film, Laura San Giacomo and Linda Fiorentino were considered for [...]	D
Winona Ryder's departure of the film created a major fuss on set and in the media. Ryder did actuall [...]	D
The movie unites Al Pacino and Joe Mantegna, who share a role in common. Both have played Ricky Roma [...]	D
Joey Zasa is named after Francis Ford Coppola's maternal grandmother, whose maiden name was Zasa. Lo [...]	D
Al Pacino stated that he did not agree with the portrayal of Michael in the film. He didn't believe [...]	D
The character of Joey Zasa was based on two mob kingpins of the 1960s and early 1970s. One was Joe C [...]	D
When the movie was first released on VHS in 1991, the tapes were colored gold.	D
A Corleone brother dies in every film in the trilogy. Sonny (The Godfather), Fredo (The Godfather: P [...]	D
The character of Joey Zasa is reportedly based on infamous Cosa Nostra bosses Joe Columbo and Crazy [...]	D
The first time a second sequel in a film series has been nominated for Best Picture at the Academy A [...]	D
This film is one of Walter Murch's four Academy Award nominations for editing to be edited in a diff [...]	D
Charlie Bluhdorn, to whom the movie is dedicated, was the founder of Gulf+Western, which had acquire [...]	D
The first song played by the band at Michael Corleone's party following the church ceremony is "Cuba [...]	D
The music that's played during the closing scene and credits is Pietro Mascagni's Intermezzo Sinfoni [...]	D
The movie would originally open with the scene of Michael talking business with the Vatican cardinal [...]	D
This is the fifth film to receive both Oscar and Razzie nominations in acting categories, after Glor [...]	D
The scene where Joey Zasa's guys attempt to kill Vincent Corleone (Andy Garcia). Near the start of t [...]	D
The first of only two trilogies to have all three films nominated for an Academy Award for Best Pict [...]	D
As Vincent shoots and kills the two apartment intruders, over his left shoulder is a sepia colored p [...]	D
During the dance the family sings "Eh, Cumpari". This was a huge hit in 1953, as sung by Julius LaRo [...]	D
Coincidentally, the Vatican Bank once owned the land upon which Paramount Pictures was located. Para [...]	D
Donal Donnelly, who plays the corrupt cardinal here, was long known to Francis Ford Coppola, as he h [...]	D
Albert Finney, Marcello Mastroianni, Philippe Noiret, and Gian Maria VolontÃ¨ were considered for [...]	D
Joe Mantegna also voices the character Fat Tony in I Simpson (1989). I Simpson: Moe Baby Blues (2003 [...]	D
Sofia Coppola is in fact the third member of Francis Ford Coppola's family to play a part in the ser [...]	D
Francis Ford Coppola wanted Gastone Moschin, who played Don Fanucci in Il padrino - Parte II (1974), [...]	D
Sofia Coppola stated that the negative reception towards her performance "didn't affect her". Coppol [...]	D
Although Altobello's first name is not revealed here, in the book "The Godfather Returns" by Mark Wi [...]	D
Michael tells Vincent to "never let anyone know what you're thinking." His father Vito told Vincent' [...]	D
Unlike the previous two films, Al Pacino was not nominated for an Oscar for his performance in this [...]	D
The twin girls with long dark hair at Michael's party are Sonny's daughters, Kathryn and Francesca. [...]	D
Eli Wallach was previously considered for the part of Maggio in Da qui all'eternitÃ (1953), but t [...]	D
The final sequence (Mary's death) was inspired by a real-life murder by stray shot of sound designer [...]	D
Because of the popularity of the two earlier Godfather movies, Frank Sinatra reversed his anti-Godfa [...]	D
Julia Roberts turned down the role of Mary Corleone in order to star in Pretty Woman (1990).	D
Although the year Michael Corleone dies is never mentioned, the DVD's "Family Tree" feature confirms [...]	D
When Andy Garcia filmed his fight scene, he insisted on beating the stuntman with a real pistol inst [...]	D
The presence of oranges in all three movies indicates that a death or an assassination attempt will [...]	D
In the original novel, Michael's Sicilian bodyguard Calo is killed in the same car explosion as Mich [...]	D
Francis Ford Coppola did this movie as part of dealing with his personal and studio financial proble [...]	D
Annabella Sciorra was considered for the role of Mary Corleone after Winona Ryder dropped out.	D
Madonna lobbied for the role of Mary Corleone, even meeting with Francis Ford Coppola and Robert De [...]	D
In his first scene, Vincent Mancini mispronounces his surname. The correct pronunciation of Mancini [...]	D
Rebecca Schaeffer was in the running to play Mary Corleone, but she was tragically murdered on the d [...]	D
Al Pacino and Diane Keaton had dated on and off for several years after making the first film togeth [...]	D
Most of the rogue characters are based on the key players of the 30-Day Pope conspiracy during Pope [...]	D
Vittorio Gassman, Yves Montand, and Michel Piccoli were considered to play The Pope.	D
According to film editor Walter Murch, when Michael condemns his own soul in the first film by commi [...]	D
The opening shots of the Corleone compound were originally filmed for Il padrino - Parte II (1974) b [...]	D
Writer-director Francis Ford Coppola lobbied intensely for the film to be called "The Death of Micha [...]	D
Fairuza Balk auditioned for the part of Mary Corleone, but was ultimately considered too young for t [...]	D
When Michael and his daughter, Mary, pick up Kay, Mary turns around to take a picture of her parents [...]	D
Sofia Coppola had to redub about twenty percent of her original dialogue for the final cut after a d [...]	D
For her widely criticised performance in this film, Sofia Coppola "won" two Razzie Awards (for Worst [...]	D
Joey Zasa, who takes over the Corleone Family's New York City operations, was modeled after Gambino [...]	D
A Corleone brother dies in every Godfather movie. Sonny was assassinated in Il padrino (1972), Fredo [...]	D
The opening shot of the Sicilian section bearing the caption "Bagheria, Sicily" was shot on the road [...]	D
The only Godfather film in the series to not have multiple acting nominations at the Academy Awards, [...]	D
Many fans of the film were upset that the song "Brucia La Terra", which Anthony sang to Michael earl [...]	D
The M38 Carcano carbine used at the Opera by Mosca for his failed assassination attempt is a variant [...]	D
John Savage plays the son of Robert Duvall's character from the previous films. One of Savage's sist [...]	D
Francis Ford Coppola was interested in making Michael Corleone pay for his sins in this third chapte [...]	D
The original script, with Tom Hagen, for this film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola wa [...]	D
Diane Lane and Virginia Madsen were considered for the role of Grace Hamilton.	D
The film is partly based on the findings of David Yallop's book "In God's name" first published 1984 [...]	D
Although being credited as one of the three editors, Lisa Fruchtman worked only on the final five mi [...]	D
Francis Ford Coppola felt the movie was ''incomplete'' without Robert Duvall's participation.	D
At the reception, after the opening ceremony, Vincent bites Zasa's ear. Much later, in the opera hou [...]	D
Bridget Fonda auditioned for the role of Mary Corleone before being cast as Grace Hamilton instead.	D
Eccentric character actor Timothy Carey (who had turned down roles in both of the previous films) de [...]	D
The comparison Cardinal Lamberto (Raf Vallone) makes about a stone lying in the water and Christians [...]	D
According to Francis Ford Coppola, the original script had a different ending, in which Michael and [...]	D
The shortest movie in The Godfather trilogy.	D
The license plate on the Cadillac Joey Zasa is auctioning away is "MEUCCI".	D
Sonny Grosso: The man who rudely interrupts the New York City stockholders press conference. A detec [...]	D
The initial draft for this film had Tom Hagen in it. Robert Duvall wanted $5 million to reprise this [...]	D
Alec Baldwin was the original choice to play Vincent Mancini.	D
Early in the film, Joey Zasa presents Michael Corleone with the "Italian of the Year" award, for whi [...]	D
Jessica DiCicco's debut.	D
Francis Ford Coppola had only a year to write, direct and edit the film.	D
Dyeing George Hamilton's hair proved to be problematic, as it invariably came out orange.	D
Actors competing for the role of Vincent Mancini, according to Francis Ford Coppola, included Alec B [...]	D
Joe Mantegna later joined the cast of Criminal Minds (2005). While discussing mobster movies in the [...]	D
Catherine Scorsese, Martin Scorsese's mother, is one of the women who stops Vincent to complain abou [...]	D
In a March 2010 interview, Andy Garcia revealed that Francis Ford Coppola had informally planned a f [...]	D
After the argument between Michael Corleone and the members of the Vatican, he leaves the building, [...]	D
This was the first and only Godfather chapter to be shot in the Super 35 format.	D
Even during filming, Sofia Coppola was acutely aware of the battering she was getting in the press f [...]	D
Al Pacino was offered $5 million to reprise his role as Michael. But Pacino wanted $7 million plus a [...]	D
Michael Corleone's funeral was written and rehearsed, but not shot.	D
Although he plays an Italian mobster, Eli Wallach is of Polish-Jewish descent.	D
Mary Corleone's (Sofia Coppola's) aunt is played by Sofia's real-life aunt, Talia Shire.	D
During shooting, George Lucas spent one day at the Atlantic City set, part of visiting his friend, F [...]	D
Originally, the script was to center around Tom and Michael. Tom was going to be an informant. When [...]	D
Francis Ford Coppola made the film in part to address the financial problems that his Zoetrope Studi [...]	D
After the argument between Michael Corleone and the members of the Vatican, he leaves the building, [...]	D
The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Sofia Coppola; and two Osca [...]	D
Vincent's mother, Lucy Mancini, is the bridesmaid with whom Sonny had an affair in Il padrino (1972) [...]	D
Every movie from The Godfather trilogy begins with a lavish celebration of some kind, with the first [...]	D
Along with Rocky V (1990), this is one of two 1990 sequels to a Best Picture Academy Award winner to [...]	D
Luke Perry auditioned for the role of Vincent Mancini.	D
Earlier drafts of the script included the character of Rocco Lampone showing that he survived his sh [...]	D
Talia Shire based her make-up and character thrust on Gloria Swanson's performance as Norma Desmond [...]	D
Contrary to some advertisements, this is the only film in the trilogy that did not receive an extens [...]	D
Rebecca Schaeffer, was set up for an audition of Mary Corleone. When she answered her door on the mo [...]	D
Although it is not explicitly stated, fan theory speculates that in the scene with Mary's murder, Mi [...]	D
Like the character Michael Corleone, many members of the cast and crew of "The Godfather Trilogy" we [...]	D
Originally, Calo was to kill Don Lucchesi by snapping his neck and this was filmed. However, Francis [...]	D
The movie's first run prints were escorted handcuffed to an FBI agent to each movie theater. At the [...]	D
Don Tommasino forgot a cardinal rule of the Corleone family: "Never let anyone know what you're thin [...]	D
Willie Brown: The former Mayor of San Francisco (1996-2004) appears as the black man who manages to [...]	D
Madeleine Stowe was one of many actresses that Paramount Pictures proposed for Mary Corleone after W [...]	D
According to Peter Biskind's book "The Godfather Companion", a 1985 script co-written by Thomas Lee [...]	D
Al Pacino famously quipped to a struggling Sofia Coppola "When you get the urge to act, lie down and [...]	D
Richard Brooks, Alexander Jacobs, and Vincent Patrick are also among the writers who wrote rejected [...]	D
The only Best Picture nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Song.	D
When Michael and the rest of the family arrive in Sicily, a group of local citizens is holding up a [...]	D
Despite bearing the title "Part III" (to which the studio insisted), Francis Ford Coppola considers [...]	D
Aside from John Gotti, Joey Zasa was also modeled on renegade Colombo Family mobster Joey Gallo as h [...]	D
Robert Duvall turned down the $1 million that the studio had offered to re-create his role of Tom Ha [...]	D
At one point Michael tells Altobello that he learned many things from his father. When Vincent bring [...]	D
The movie provides a fictional explanation for several events surrounding the real-life scandals of [...]	D
This is the second movie in which Andy Garcia appears in a major scene where he shoots someone on lo [...]	D
The Vatican refused entry to the film crew.	D
Paramount Pictures tried to go ahead with the film for many years without Francis Ford Coppola, who [...]	D
The part of Anthony, Michael and Kay's opera-singing son, went to Franc D'Ambrosio after a worldwide [...]	D
The only film in the trilogy not to secure Al Pacino an Oscar or BAFTA nomination. Pacino did, howev [...]	D
Joe Spinell, who played Willi Cicci in Il padrino (1972) and Il padrino - Parte II (1974), was to ha [...]	D
Sofia Coppola (daughter of Francis Ford Coppola) played Michael Corleone's daughter, despite playing [...]	D
Corrado Gaipa, who played Don Tommasino, was to reprise his role, but died before production began. [...]	D
Mickey Rourke was a candidate for Joey Zasa, but was deemed "not Italian enough". Dennis Farina and [...]	D
This was the only film in the trilogy not to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, nor to be selec [...]	D

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