The Last Don (1997– )

Sprawling Mario Puzo novel about an Italian family of gangsters draws the inevitable comparison to "The Godfather", but does find its own direction. Headed by Don Domenico Clericuzio, the ... See full summary »

Stars:

Danny Aiello, Joe Mantegna, Daryl Hannah

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Danny Aiello	...	Don Domenico Clericuzio

Storyline

Sprawling Mario Puzo novel about an Italian family of gangsters draws the inevitable comparison to "The Godfather", but does find its own direction. Headed by Don Domenico Clericuzio, the family executes a rival gang on the night of the Don's daughter's wedding, including her new husband, the son of his rival. Unfortunately the daughter gets pregnant and the repercussions of the night drift into the future. Spanning 1964-1985, the film jumps forward with the growing up of the grandson who has grown ruthless and scheming. A co-rival in the family is a nephew who has been raise to take his father's place in the family as a hitman and has established his place by assassinating a man who killed a Senator's daughter. However, he is proven to not be ruthless enough and moves into the family's casino business in Vegas. When the nephew falls in love with a beautiful actress, everything is set in place for the grandson to set up a coupe to take over the family.

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Plot Keywords:

daughter | grandson | rival | gangster | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

Power Isn't Everything... It's The Only Thing.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

11 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mario Puzo's The Last Don

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

258 min 138 min (compact video)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The score was recorded at Paramount Studios with a 75-piece orchestra. A smaller orchestra of about 40 recorded additional music at Capitol Studios, Hollywood. The score was orchestrated conducted by Roger Bellon.

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Goofs

There is a scene which has Dante relaxing in a bathtub with his head propped against a pillow. However, Dante's head only rests against the pillow during the close ups, anytime the camera pulls away for a wide shot the pillow is resting behind Dante's head on the edge of the bathtub.

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Connections

References Braveheart (1995)

User Reviews

Puzo Turning in Grave

Well, both me and my friend just finished reading the book. We rented the movie and watched it. The book was so much better. They left out many characters, didn't build characters up enough, and left a huge part of hollywood out. If you like mafia movies, this is a good one to see. Not to the caliber of Godfather or Goodfellas though. I suggest reading the book over watching the movie.