Vinnie Mancini-Corleone
Vincent Mancini also known as
Vincent Mancini-Corleone became the succeeding Don and head of the fictional Corleone
mafia family after
Michael Corleone in the film,
The Godfather Part III. Vincent was played by
Andy Garcia.
Vincent was the illegitimate son of
Sonny Corleone and
Lucy Mancini, born in
1948 (this plotline seems exclusive to the movie, as it directly contradicts book's assurances that Lucy Mancini had not gotten
pregnant by Sonny). Vincent was never treated as a real member of the Corleone family and was never given access to the family's
criminal empire. He endeared himself to his uncle,
Michael Corleone, in
1979 by trying to protect him from rival Mafia families, and the aging
Don took the hot-headed, irrational, violent young man under his wing to try to redeem him, as a way to redeem his own bloody past.
Vincent saved Michael from an
assassination attempt orchestrated by Michael's rival
Joey Zasa, whom Vincent then personally
murdered. Vincent's irrepressible violent streak often angered Michael, but not nearly as much as his burgeoning romance with Michael's daughter (and Vincent's cousin)
Mary, whom Michael feared would be endangered by being involved in Corleone family business.
Despite their personal differences, Michael appointed Vincent the new Don and head of the Corleone family in
1980 in return for Vincent ending his relationship with Mary. A new man much wiser and aware of his status as the new Don. The same night the romance ended, however, Mary was killed in an assassination attempt on Michael although Vincent quickly managed to eliminate the assassin responsible.
What follows according to Puzo and Coppola is not exactly known. However, on
The Godfather Part III's
DVD commentary, Coppola explains that both he and Puzo had envisioned a fourth part to the saga, one storyline of which would deal with Vincent's reign as head of the Corleone family. Vincent, in opposition to the morals of his predecessors, was to have involved the family in drug dealing,
trafficking, and shipping
cocaine, driving the Corleone clan into corruption, sleaze and their eventual decline. The script ends with Vincent finally being hunted down and killed in a manner similar to the death of
Colombian drug lord
Pablo Escobar. This proposed film, aptly titled
The Godfather: Part IV, would also have flashbacks to
Vito Corleone's early days as a Don (once again portrayed by Robert DeNiro) and the boyhood days of Sonny,
Fredo, and Michael Corleone, when they discover exactly what their father does for a living. They have composed a rough draft which has elements of the first three
Godfather films,
Scarface, and
Miami Vice.
Leonardo Dicaprio,
Luis Guizman,
Ray Liotta, and Garcia himself have all expressed interest in doing this film. So far, nothing concrete has came out of the planning.
The character of Vincent Corleone was said by Coppola to, roughly speaking, amalgamate the males of the Corleone Family. While this concept is arguable among fans, Coppola describes Vincent as having Vito's cunning, Michael's ruthlessness, Fredo's sensitivity and Sonny's fiery temper.
Family
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Vito Corleone — Grandfather; played by
Marlon Brando and
Robert DeNiro.
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Santino 'Sonny' Corleone — Father; played by
James Caan.
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Costanza 'Connie' Corleone-Rizzi — Aunt; played by
Talia Shire.
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Fredo Corleone — Uncle; played by
John Cazale.
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Tom Hagen — adopted Uncle; played by
Robert Duvall.
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Michael Corleone — Uncle and mentor; played by
Al Pacino.
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Anthony Vito Corleone — Cousin; played by
Anthony Gounaris in Godfather I, played by
James Gounaris in Godfather II, played by
Franc D'Ambrosio.
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Mary Corleone — Daughter of Michael, love interest and cousin; played by
Sofia Coppola.
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Carmella Corleone — Grandmother ; played by Morgana King.
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Lucy Mancini — Mother; played by
Jeannie Linero
