The Sicilian

1987
R
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

5.5K

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Christopher Lambert in The Sicilian (1987)

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Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.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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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

5.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The novel is a spin-off of The Godfather (set during Michael's exile in Sicily), however all references to the Corleones are omitted from the film.

Goofs
The film shows Giuliano trying to stop the massacre at Portella della Ginestre (blamed in the film on Terranova, who was one of the few of Giuliano's band who it's definitely known did NOT fire a single shot on that day). In reality Giuliano always accepted full responsibility for the massacre and expressed no sorrow for the victims.

Quotes
Salvatore Giuliano: You're an American, aren't you?
Camilla, Duchess of Crotone: Yes, and like every other Sicilian you want to go to America and start a pizzaria in Jersey.

Crazy credits
The 20th Century Fox logo is in black-and-white.

Alternate versions
Originally released at 115 minutes in the USA. A 146-minutes director's cut is available on video and at least in Europe as a region 2 DVD.

Connections
Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)

Soundtracks
Domanda al ciel ... Dio, che nell'alma infondere
from "Don Carlo, Act II"
Written by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso and Antonio Scotti

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Featured review

6/10

Worth watching

This film is not as bad as many say. It is somewhat melodramatic at times, but not too often. I really enjoy watching it and recommend it. The main problems with the movie are, the music and acting. The opening song in the film is great and it leads you to believe the film will be a near masterpiece. But there is this one song that is used during some romantic moments, and it just plain sucks. It kills any effect the film had. Then there is the acting. Lambert is one of the worst actors i have ever seen. Simple. However, this movie is probably his best work. The violence in the film is intense which keeps your attention and the cinematography is rather beautiful (One of Cimino's greatest abilities) So, if you can find a copy, watch it.