Amerigo Bonasera delivers the opening lines of which film trilogy?

Amerigo Bonasera is a fictional character created by Mario Puzo who appears in his novel "The Godfather", as well as Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film adaptation. Though he is not a major character, he plays a vital role in revealing the merciful side of main character Vito Corleone. The novel opens with the words: "Amerigo Bonasera sat at New York Criminal Court...". The film also starts with Bonasera's famous line, "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."

"The Godfather" is an American film series that consists of three crime films directed by Francis Ford Coppola inspired by the 1969 novel of the same name by Italian American author Mario Puzo. The films follow the trials of the fictional Italian American mafia Corleone family whose patriarch, Vito Corleone, rises to be a major figure in American organized crime. His youngest son, Michael Corleone, becomes his successor.

The films were distributed by Paramount Pictures and released in 1972, 1974, and 1990. The series achieved success at the box office, with the films earning between $430 and $512 million worldwide. "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II" are both seen by many as two of the greatest films of all time.