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The Last Don (1997)

The Last Don poster
Directed by
Graeme Clifford
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Mafia crime family fights to keep their power across multiple generations. The story follows the Clericuzios as they deal with betrayals and shifting loyalties.

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What happens

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. It was followed by a sequel the next year, The Last Don II. It follows a fictional Mafia crime family, the Clericuzios, and their multigenerational struggle to hold onto power. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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