Gangster film the 1970s and 1980s. The film was De Niro's third mob film of the decade, following "Goodfellas" (1990) and "A Bronx Tale "(1993). Al Pacino also returned to the genre during the 1990s. He reprised his role as the iconic Michael Corleone in "The Godfather Part III" (1990). The film served as the final installment in The Godfather trilogy, following Michael Corleone as he tries to legitimize the Corleone family in the twilight of his career. In 1993, Pacino starred in "Carlito's Way" as a former gangster released from prison that vows to go straight. In 1996, Armand Assante starred
Tony Bennett "Rags to Riches". Unlike Bennett's other early hits, this was an up-tempo big band number with a bold, brassy sound and a double tango in the instrumental break; it topped the charts for eight weeks. Later that year, the producers of the upcoming Broadway musical "Kismet" had Bennett record "Stranger in Paradise" as a way of promoting the show during a New York newspaper strike. The song reached the top, the show was a hit, and Bennett began a long practice of recording show tunes. "Stranger in Paradise" was also a number-one hit in the United Kingdom a year and