Christopher Lambert
Salvatore Giuliano
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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.
- (5.3K)
- Michael Cimino
- R
- Action, Crime, Drama
"The Sicilian" is a dark, gloomy, brooding and completely confusing melodrama about men who think they are gods when they are only godfathers. It takes place in Sicily in the years after World War II, when Salvatore Giuliano, a headstrong young man, starts a movement of rebels who fight for land reform and an end to the rule of the Mafia.
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The Sicilian. R 1987 1h 55m Biography List. 10% Tomatometer 20 Reviews 42% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Salvatore Giuliano (Christopher Lambert) steals money from the wealthy and gives the...
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- Michael Cimino
- R
- Christopher Lambert
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.
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence. Giuliano robs from the rich conservative landowners to give to the poor, serf-like peasants, who in turn hail him as their savior.
