The Godfather, Part III (
1990) is the third film in the
Godfather trilogy. It completes the story of
Michael Corleone, a
Mafia godfather who tries to legitimize his crime empire. The plot also weaves into its plot a fictionalized account of real life events — the mysterious
1978 death of
Pope John Paul I and the
Papal banking scandal of
1981-
1982 — and links them with each other and with the affairs of Michael Corleone. The film stars
Al Pacino,
Diane Keaton,
Talia Shire,
Andy Garcia,
Eli Wallach,
Joe Mantegna,
George Hamilton,
Bridget Fonda, and
Sofia Coppola.