The Last Don
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The Last Don is a crime novel by Mario Puzo that follows the inner workings, power struggles, and eventual decline of a powerful American Mafia family.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Last Don canonical | 10 |
| The Last Don II | 2 |
| The Last Don (1997 miniseries) | 1 |
| The Last Don (as producer) | 1 |
| The Last Don (miniseries) | 1 |
| The Last Don II (1998 miniseries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4238139 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Don Context triple: [Mario Puzo, notableWork, The Last Don]
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A.
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino as a reformed Puerto Rican gangster trying to escape his violent past in New York City.
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B.
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob is the underworld nickname of Virginia Hill, a notorious mid-20th-century American mob courier and associate of prominent organized crime figures.
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C.
La Vendetta
La Vendetta is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his vast literary cycle La Comédie humaine, exploring themes of family honor, revenge, and Corsican culture.
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D.
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III is a 1990 crime drama film that concludes the saga of the Corleone family, focusing on an aging Michael Corleone’s attempts to legitimize his empire amid betrayal and violence.
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E.
The Gangster
The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Don Target entity description: The Last Don is a crime novel by Mario Puzo that follows the inner workings, power struggles, and eventual decline of a powerful American Mafia family.
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A.
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino as a reformed Puerto Rican gangster trying to escape his violent past in New York City.
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B.
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob is the underworld nickname of Virginia Hill, a notorious mid-20th-century American mob courier and associate of prominent organized crime figures.
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C.
La Vendetta
La Vendetta is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his vast literary cycle La Comédie humaine, exploring themes of family honor, revenge, and Corsican culture.
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D.
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III is a 1990 crime drama film that concludes the saga of the Corleone family, focusing on an aging Michael Corleone’s attempts to legitimize his empire amid betrayal and violence.
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E.
The Gangster
The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Last Don (1997 miniseries)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Don
The Last Don II (1998 miniseries) ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Don
|
| author | Mario Puzo ⓘ |
| basedOn | Italian-American Mafia culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows |
eventual decline of a Mafia family
ⓘ
inner workings of a Mafia family ⓘ power struggles within organized crime ⓘ |
| genre |
Mafia fiction
ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780345412218 ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Hollywood
ⓘ
Las Vegas ⓘ
linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| involvesIndustry |
casino industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Athena Aquitane
ⓘ
Cross De Lena ⓘ Don Domenico Clericuzio ⓘ Pippi De Lena ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
American Mafia family
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ |
| partOf | American crime literature ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
ⓘ
decline of a crime family ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ power ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workInSameGenreAs | The Godfather ⓘ |
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Subject: The Last Don Description of subject: The Last Don is a crime novel by Mario Puzo that follows the inner workings, power struggles, and eventual decline of a powerful American Mafia family.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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