Fresh
A landmark in political cinema
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Salvatore Giuliano
1962 · 1h 59m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, History
Directed by
Francesco Rosi
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Salvatore Giuliano
Overview
Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. Local and international press descend upon the scene, hoping to crack open the true story behind the death of this young man, who, at the age of twenty-seven, had already become Italy’s most wanted criminal and celebrated hero.
Director and cast
- Francesco Rosi Director
- Salvo Randone as President of Viterbo Assize Court
- Frank Wolff as Gaspare Pisciotta
- Pippo Agusta as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Sennuccio Benelli as Reporter (uncredited)
- Giuseppe Calandra as Minor Official (uncredited)
- Pietro Cammarata as Salvatore Giuliano (uncredited)
- Max Cartier as Francesco (uncredited)
- Nando Cicero as Bandit (uncredited)
- Pietro Franzone as Separatist (uncredited)
- Giovanni Gallina as Bit Part (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The scenes have a raw, newsreel poetry.
Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Fresh
This is arguably as good as or better than anything Rosi has done since.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
An outstanding film has been fashioned by Francesco Rosi using the story of Sicilian bandit Giuliano as a pretext for a historical, political, and social document of its times.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Stunningly shot in stark black-and-white by Gianni Di Venanzo.
Tom Milne, Time Out
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