written by Mario Puzo
and Francis Ford Coppola
, and directed by Coppola. It completes the story of Michael Corleone
, a Mafia
kingpin who tries to legitimize his criminal empire. The movie also weaves into its plot a fictionalized account of real-life events—the 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.
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."
"The only wealth in this world is children. More than all the money, power on the earth."
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment."
"He'd better be careful. It's dangerous to be an honest man." (refering to the pope)
"When they come... they come at what you love."
"Never let anyone know what you are thinking."
"The higher I go, the crookeder it becomes."
"Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind."
"Kay, I had a very different destiny planned for us."
"I swear on the lives of my children, give me one last chance to redeem myself and I will sin no more."