Salvatore Giuliano

Mar 1 1962 Not Rated 2h 3m
Crime, Drama, History

Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. Local and international press descend upon the scene, hoping to crack open the true story behind the death of this young man, who, at the age of twenty-seven, had already become Italy’s most wanted criminal and celebrated hero.

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Plot

In 1950, 28-year-old outlaw Salvatore Giuliano is found gunned down in a Sicilian courtyard. Little is as it seems. The film moves back and forth between the late 1940s, when Giuliano and other reprobates were recruited by separatist politicians to do their fighting, and the days leading up to and following Giuliano's death. After Sicily's self-rule is declared, will the outlaws be pardoned as promised? And why does Giuliano order his gang to fire on a peaceful May Day rally? Police, Carabinieri, and Mafia have their uses for him. There's a trial after his death: will the truth come out or does the code of silence help protect those in power?

Written by

Francesco Rosi, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Enzo Provenzale

Directed by

Francesco Rosi

Cast

Frank Wolff, Salvo Randone, Frederico Zardi

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Vides Cinematografica, Lux Film, Galatea Film

Languages

Italiano

Awards

6 wins & 4 nominations total

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