It completes the story of Michael Corleone, who is now trying to legitimize his criminal empire, and shows the rise of Sonny Corleone's illegitimate son Vincent Corleone as Michael's successor. In his audio commentary for Part II, Coppola stated it was his belief in the first two films having told the complete Corleone saga with nothing more to add that led him to decline multiple requests from Paramount to make a third installment for over a decade, until severe financial difficulties caused by the critical and commercial failure of One from the Heart (1982) compelled him to accept the long-standing offer. Francis Ford Coppola returned as director for the feature-length film, while also writing the screenplay with the help of the author Mario Puzo. The Godfather Part III was released on December 25, 1990. Other subplots include Vito's daughter's abusive marriage, Johnny Fontane's success in Hollywood and Vito's second son Fredo's role in the family business in Las Vegas. Michael plans to move the family business to Las Vegas but before the move, his father dies, and he plots the killing of the heads of the five families on the day of his nephew's baptism. Vito then turns over the reins of the family to Michael. Michael returns to America after the news of his brother Sonny's murder and marries his former girlfriend Kay.

While in Sicily, Michael travels around the country and meets a woman he marries but who is killed in a car bombing. Vito's oldest son Sonny subsequently takes over the family business and he conspires with Michael to strike back for the assassination attempt by having him kill Sollozzo and a corrupted police captain, forcing Michael to go to Sicily in hiding. The plot begins with Don Vito Corleone declining an offer to join in the narcotics business with notorious drug lord Virgil Sollozzo, which leads to an assassination attempt. The feature-length film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based upon Mario Puzo's novel of the same name. The Godfather was released on March 15, 1972.

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