The Sicilian (1987)

Director:

Michael Cimino

Writers:

Mario Puzo (novel)
Steve Shagan (writer)

Release Date:

23 octubre 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Frase comercial:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Mafia Don | Swing Music | Tuberculosis | Professor | Uncle Nephew Relationship

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The complete European-release version is extraordinary

Cast

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

También conocida como:

Siciliano, El (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

France:146 min | Argentina:116 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Clasificación:

South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Sutera, Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy

Company:

Gladden Entertainment

Trivialidades:

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:

Factual errors: In the film Guiliano is seen smuggling grain to give to the starving. In reality he sold it on the black market.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Don Masino Croce: [by Guiliano's grave] Why couldn't he... why wouldn't he come to me?
Hector Adonis: Why should he? He was his own father. He invented himself. You and I... now...
[he sobs]
Hector Adonis: ... He's gone.
Don Masino Croce: What next?... What next?
Hector Adonis: There is nothing next. There never is... here!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)

The complete European-release version is extraordinary

The European-release version of "The Sicilian" is 31 minutes longer than the US version. Supposedly, the director was ordered to deliver a version under 2 hours, so he recut the film to render it incoherent with the expectation that Fox would have to release the complete film. Only, they went ahead and released the deliberately botched shorter cut. This may be apocryphal, but it would help explain the critical drubbing it got in this country. I was lucky enough to see the complete film in Paris and was mesmerized. Gore Vidal was denied credit for the screenplay, but the film has a literacy, intellectual depth and acidity that is pure Vidal; the character played by Terrance Stamp is essentially Vidal's stand-in. The only comparable film might be "The Godfather," but with an even stronger historic/political context. It is certainly the highpoint of Michael Cimino's career to date, and I'm one of those odd ducks that fervently admires "Heaven's Gate". If you can see this in Europe, or if it comes out over there on DVD and you have a region-appropriate DVD player, grab the opportunity to see it.