The Godfather and The Godfather Part III draw very deliberate parallels between the deaths of Vito Corleone and Michael ... this distinction can explain why one don dies alone, yet the other ...

The Corleone family has 22 members, headed by the patriarch, Vito Corleone, who is often called "The Don," meaning "the boss.

Vito Corleone’s status as the don is threatened when he’s almost killed in a power grab by another crime family. His youngest son, Michael, who had eschewed the family business, decides to ...