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23 October 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
Only one man ever dared to stand alone.
Plot:
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Guiliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence. full summary | add synopsis
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Not such a bad movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christopher Lambert | ... | Salvatore Giuliano | |
| Terence Stamp | ... | Prince Borsa | |
| Joss Ackland | ... | Don Masino Croce | |
| John Turturro | ... | Pisciotta | |
| Richard Bauer | ... | Hector Adonis | |
| Barbara Sukowa | ... | Camilla, Duchess of Crotone | |
| Giulia Boschi | ... | Giovanna Ferra | |
| Ray McAnally | ... | Trezza | |
| Barry Miller | ... | Dr. Nattore | |
| Andreas Katsulas | ... | Passatempa | |
| Michael Wincott | ... | Cpl. Silvestro Canio | |
| Derrick Branche | ... | Terranova | |
| Richard Venture | ... | Cardinal of Palermo | |
| Ramon Bieri | ... | Quintana | |
| Stanko Molnar | ... | Silvio Ferra |
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Runtime:
Argentina:116 min | France:146 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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Dolby (35 mm prints) |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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Iceland:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Finland:K-16 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:18 |
Singapore:M18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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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.
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Factual errors: Guiliano never hijacked any troop trains or crucified any priests.
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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.
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Camilla, Duchess of Crotone: Yes, and like every other Sicilian you want to go to America and start a pizzaria in Jersey.
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Featured in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)
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This is a very well made movie, especially as it concerns scenery and camera angles. However, the tempo of the movie is a little slow and after the initial fifteen minutes or so its seems to emphasize a lot on character development rather then unraveling a plot quickly to keep you interested. This movie gave me the impression that it was intended for a more subdued audience. Eventually it picks up here and there with some violent retribution from those that have betrayed Giuliano.
I can't emphasis enough about the scenery since that seemed to compensate for the poor dialogue a lot of the time. John Turturro was great in this movie as well as Chris Lambert. The character of Don Masino carried this movie as your classic stolid and shrewed mafia boss and Giuliano, whom Masino admires, poses a threat to his power.