Godfather

The original 1972 movie follows Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) as he ultimately becomes the head of the Corleone mafia family after the death of his father. The ...

And in The Godfather Part III, he replaces Fredo as Michael's underboss. Kay confronts Michael about how he's changed in The Godfather Part II, which results in him assaulting her, but she sort of forgives him in The Godfather Part III. The Godfather trilogy is about the rise and fall of Michael Corleone, so it comes as no surprise that Al Pacino starred in every part of the series. However, while he played Michael in every Godfather movie, he plays a very different version of the character in each installment and perfectly depicts the character becoming corrupted. Excluding John Cazale, who posthumously appears in The Godfather Part III in a flashback, these four actors remained tentpoles of the franchise. [The Godfather Part II](https://screenrant.com/tag/the-godfather-part-ii/), released two years later, follows Michael becoming more power-hungry and relentlessly evil than anyone could have imagined.