Salvatore Giuliano

Salvatore Giuliano

1962 · 119 min · IT · 7.5 (119 votes)
Dir. Francesco Rosi · Starring Salvo Randone, Frank Wolff, Pippo Agusta, Sennuccio Benelli, Giuseppe Calandra, Pietro Cammarata · Music Piero Piccioni
CrimeDramaHistory

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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A sprawling, mythic crime saga set against the rugged Sicilian landscape. It feels like a lost epic, a gritty, politically charged portrait of a legendary outlaw and the forces that shaped his tragic destiny.

grittytensemelancholicepicsteadyneo-realismpolitical thrillerhistorical dramacrimepoliticslegendtragedy
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