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.
Stunningly shot in stark black-and-white by Gianni Di Venanzo.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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,
26 Mar 2008
fresh:
This is arguably as good as or better than anything Rosi has done since.