The Sicilian Movie Review 1987

Adapted from the Mario Puzo novel and based on the life of Salvatore Giuliano. Chronicles the exploits of the men who took on the government, the Catholic Church, and the Mafia in an effort to make Sicily secede from Italy and become its own nation in the 1940s. Pretentious, overdone, and confused. This long, uncut version was unseen in America, but hailed by European critics; the 115-minute, R-rated American release is also available, but isn't as good. See "Salvatore Giuliano" (Francesco Rosi, 1962) instead of either version.

Distribution

Vestron Video, c/o Artisan Home Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404-5502, Phone: (310)449-9200, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 146 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Italy, Adapted from a Play, Biopics: Politics, True Stories, Books to Film: Mario Puzo

Screenplay

Steve Shagan

Cast

Christopher Lambert, John Turturro, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, Barbara Sukowa

Cinematography

Alex Thomson

Director

Michael Cimino

Music

David Mansfield

Producer

Gladden Entertainment Corporation