| The Last Don | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | The Last Don by Mario Puzo |
| Teleplay by | Joyce Eliason |
| Directed by | Graeme Clifford |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Danny Aiello |
| Theme music composer | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Composer | Roger Bellon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Producer | James T. Davis |
| Cinematography | Gordon C. Lonsdale |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 11 – May 14, 1997 |
| Related | |
| The Last Don II | |
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The Last Don, also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don, is a 1997 American crime drama television miniseries directed by Graeme Clifford and written by Joyce Eliason, based on the 1996 novel The Last Don by Mario Puzo. It aired on CBS in three parts, on May 11, 13 and 14, 1997.[1][2][3][4] It was followed by a sequel the next year, The Last Don II.[5] It follows a fictional Mafia crime family, the Clericuzios, and their multigenerational struggle to hold onto power.
- ^ Brennan, Patricia (May 11, 1997). "Mario Puzo's new mafia story". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ Richmond, Ray (May 11, 1997). "The Last Don". Variety. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ Fallow, Michael (February 25, 1998). "Last Don first off". The Southland Times. p. 27.
- ^ Goldberg, Jeffrey (July 29, 1996). "Puzo Knows: into human nature, his life of crime and his huge new mafia novel". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Shales, Tom (May 3, 1998). "The Absolutely Last Don Until the 99 Sweeps". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022.