The Sicilian (1987)

Movie
German title	The Sicilian
Original title	The Sicilian
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1987
length	140 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Michael Cimino
script	Steve Shagan Gore Vidal (anonymous)
production	Sidney Beckerman
music	David Mansfield
camera	Alex Thomson
cut	Françoise Bonnot
occupation
Christopher Lambert : Salvatore Giuliano Terence Stamp : Prince Borsa Joss Ackland : Don Masino Croce John Turturro : Pisciotta Barbara Sukowa : Camilla Richard Bauer : Hector Adonis Giulia Boschi : Giovanna Ferra Ray McAnally : Trezza Barry Miller : Dr. Nattore Andreas Katsulas : Passatempa Michael Wincott : Silvestro Canio Ramon Bieri : Quintana Oliver Cotton : Roccofino Joe Regalbuto : Father Doldana Aldo Ray : Don Siano of Bisacquino Derrick branch : Terranova

The Sicilian is an American film directed by Michael Cimino from 1987. The screenplay was based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo , which depicts the life of the Sicilian brigand (robber) Salvatore Giuliano .

action

Towards the end of the Second World War , an outlaw named Salvatore Giuliano lives in the mountains of Sicily. He and his gang rob the rich, distribute the captured money among the poor and fight for the independence of Sicily. He also advocates the connection of Sicily (as another federal state) to the USA.

Giuliano and his gang adhere to a strict code of honor and are recognized by the population. He opposes the unholy alliance between politics, mafia and church, whereby he is covered in a certain way by the mafioso Don Masino Croce.

His growing popularity among the population, who revered him as Robin Hood of Sicily, led Giuliano to overestimate himself. When his power goes too far, the mafia decides to eliminate him. Giuliano is finally betrayed by a close confidante, Gaspare Pisciotto, and shot to death during a boat trip.

Remarks

After Francesco Rosi with Who shot Salvatore G.? it was the second cinematic reworking of the story of Giuliano. Unlike Rosi, who tried to be authentic, Michael Cimino fell back into the ahistorical enthusiasm for a “Robin Hood” from Sicily with his film.

criticism

“A cinematic epic full of fascinating tableaus, but with weaknesses in the staging and character drawing. Nevertheless, the film offers exciting, intelligent cinema. "

- Lexicon of international film

"That is, admittedly, opulent cinema, almost epic, excellent story telling and a director who, in their restrained self-love, does not shy away from kitsch: a wonderful robber ballad."

- epd film 1/1988

Web links

• The Sicilian in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Sicilians at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Sicilian. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 18, 2017 .