The Godfather: Part III Page #3

- The Archbishop just called back.

We've arranged some amazing things.

The publicity is phenomenal. You're the

new Rockefeller. A philanthropist.

- Sign here, please.

- Times do change, don't they?

My father hated foundations.

He loved doing it by himself.

Man to man. But we're different.

No different than any large corporation.

We control a lot of money with little.

Minimise taxes.

With no government control.

- Godfather.

- Andrew.

- Off to Rome...

- l wanted to thank you for everything.

- Do you want some breakfast?

- Thanks, l can't.

- How's your ltalian?

- Devo fare un po' di pratica.

- His father was a great lawyer.

- l know.

Didn't live to see him ordained. l did.

Did you ever see one of those?

Beautiful. l was so proud.

Let me walk you out.

lf you hear any rumours in the Vatican,

let me know.

No, Andrew has the true faith.

Don Corleone,

l need your help. And not just

to light a little candle.

My gift was to be able to persuade

people to give to the Holy Church.

Then Rome decides to put me

in charge of the Vatican Bank...

...but l was never a true banker.

Mea culpa. l trusted my friends.

Friendship and money...

Oil and water...

lndeed.

But these ''friends'' used the good name

of the Church to feed their greed.

lf money was lost...

...then l am to blame.

lf only prayer could pay off

our 700 million dollar deficit.

The Church owns 25 percent

of a large corporation: lmmobiliare.

You know the one l mean?

Largest landlord on Earth.

Real estate worth six billion dollars.

That's true.

And the Vatican vote

is necessary for control.

No, you're mistaken.

This isn't a question of one person

deciding. One deciding vote.

This is like any other company.

We have directors and very old rules.

The Pope himself

would have to approve you.

We've sold the casinos.

All businesses having to do

with gambling.

We have no interests or investments

in anything illegitimate.

The Corleones are prepared to deposit

when Mr Corleone receives majority

control of lmmobiliare.

lmmobiliare could be something new.

A European conglomerate.

Few families have control

of such a company.

lt seems that, in today's world,

the power to absolve debt is greater

than the power of forgiveness.

Don't overestimate

the power of forgiveness.

Don Corleone,

this deal with lmmobiliare can make you

one of the richest men in the world.

Your whole past history, and the history

of your family, would be washed away.

The motion under discussion

relates to Corleone Group's proposal

to acquire 100,000,000 newly issued

Class A voting shares.

... Corleone capital invested directly

into lnternational lmmobiliare,

an old and respected

European company.

Mr Corleone's ambitious programme

to expand this real estate company

into an international conglomerate...

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STOCK SOARS:

...by Eastern techniques of efficiency

and focus and unlimited...

Mr Corleone, excuse me.

Didn't you recently deposit 200 million

in the Vatican Bank,

which is affiliated with lmmobiliare?

True. Why not?

Wasn't there any questioning about

the timing on this particular deposit?

Mr Chairman, if l may?

The Vito Andolini Corleone Foundation,

of which Mary Corleone is chairman,

has made an endowment

of 1 00 million dollars.

The money comes from his own family

and will be administered by the Vatican.

Does that answer your question?

l have always believed that helping your

fellow man is profitable in every sense,

personally and bottom line.

My fellow shareholders, if Europe

and America can learn to co-operate,

if we can learn to pool our wealth,

share our markets,

we can defeat any competition

anywhere in the world.

Thank you for your time.

l hope that you will look favourably

on my proposal. Thank you.

Let me have this microphone here.

Will we let a criminal run our company?

He's got the map of Sicily on his face!

Order!

He's either a Catholic or a mafioso...

The Hamilton lnvestors Group

cannot support this proposal.

Your excellency...

Mr Chairman...

...the Vatican Bank feels

that lnternational lmmobiliare...

...will be safe in Mr Corleone's hands.

...subject to audit and final ratification,

which must take place in Rome.

Please join me in welcoming

Mr Michael Corleone.

Dad?

Tony says that l'm a front

for the foundation.

That you're using me to pull the strings.

- To get the money where you want it.

- Please!

- To shine up your public image.

- Mary!

Mary, this is real.

This foundation is real.

l wanted Anthony to be part of it.

l thought you would be together on this.

l won't interfere.

l'll help, but only if you ask.

What is this really for?

Why are you doing this?

Why am l doing this?

l'm doing this for my children.

You're doing it for your children too.

This foundation is supposed to

help all people?

That's the purpose.

This is legitimate.

Mary, l swear, this is legitimate.

Dad, l want this to bring me

closer to you.

l would burn in hell to keep you safe.

Go in the other car. l'll ride with Michael.

Go, go, go.

As your family's oldest friend, l'm

always chosen to bring you messages.

Tell me, Don Altobello.

Your old partners are grateful for

the money you made them.

They worship you...

...but their hearts are broken, because

they think you abandoned them.

They want to share your deal

on lmmobiliare, to be a family again.

lt can purify their money.

This l cannot do.

lmmobiliare must be legitimate.

l know.

But they're unhappy.

And you?

l ask nothing for myself.

Only peace in my old age.

But l must please the world around me.

Michael, your father was a

reasonable man. Learn from him.

l learned many things from my father.

Call a meeting, my friend,

so there are no debts or grudges.

We will make the peace, you and l.

The Vatican announced today...

that Pope Paul Vl has canceled

his Sunday blessing...

due to ill health.

His physician has ordered

total bedrest...

and cessation of all activities.

They've had a press conference. The

Pope's condition is grave. ''Gravissimo. ''

The purpose of this meeting

is to ratify...

the motion passed by our

shareholders in New York.

Please...

Our group represents a consortium

of Catholic businessmen

against the Corleone control.

The Vatican has cast its vote. Corleone

Group already controls the Board.

According to the Lateran Treaty,

the Vatican vote must be ratified here.

Here in Rome, by the Pope.

The Pope is gravely ill.

Until he recovers, l am powerless.

- What if he dies?

- Then...

...as you Americans say,

all bets are off.

Gentlemen, please.

This is a brief delay. Nothing more.

Your Excellency, gentlemen...

l advise you to join us in our prayers

for the Holy Father's recovery.

We had an agreement!

This meeting was to be

merely a formality.

- Please sit down.

- l'd rather stand. Give me an answer.

The lmmobiliare has its roots in the

European tradition. Please understand.

l understand.

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