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The Sicilian is a 1987 epic historical crime film directed by Michael Cimino. The film was adapted by Steve Shagan, and later rewritten by Cimino and Gore Vidal from Mario Puzo 's 1984 novel of the same name. Christopher Lambert stars as Salvatore Giuliano, the infamous bandit who tried to liberate early 1950s Sicily from Italian rule.
- $16.5 million
- David Mansfield
- October 23, 1987
- Joann Carelli, Michael Cimino, Bruce McNall
Oct 23, 1987 · The Sicilian: Directed by Michael Cimino. With Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, John Turturro. Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
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- Michael Cimino
- R
- Action, Crime, Drama
The Sicilian is a film about a young rebel leader who fights for land reform and against the Mafia in Sicily, but is betrayed and killed by his own people. Roger Ebert gives the film a low rating and criticizes its dark, gloomy and unclear style, its dubbed voices and its confusion of evil and good.
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In 1950, Michael Corleone, the son of Sicilian-American Mafia Don Vito Corleone, is preparing to return home to America after his exile in Sicily. He meets with Don Croce Malo, the most powerful Sicilian Mafia boss.
- Mario Puzo
- 416 pp. (hardback edition) and 410 pp. (paperback edition)
- 1984
- November 1984
Salvatore Giuliano (Christopher Lambert) steals money from the wealthy and gives the funds to the downtrodden in his native Sicily. As word of Salvatore's work spreads and he becomes beloved by...
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- Michael Cimino
- R
- Christopher Lambert
The Sicilian is a 1987 epic historical crime film directed by Michael Cimino. The film was adapted by Steve Shagan, and later rewritten by Cimino and Gore Vidal from Mario Puzo 's 1984 novel of the same name. Christopher Lambert stars as Salvatore Giuliano, the infamous bandit who tried to liberate early 1950s Sicily from Italian rule.