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Lucky Luciano: Directed by Francesco Rosi. With Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi, Charles Cioffi. Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks.
- (1.6K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Francesco Rosi
- 1974-11
Lucky Luciano is a 1973 Italian/French/US international co-production crime film about the Sicilian-American gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano, played by Gian Maria Volonté. It is directed by Francesco Rosi, and written by Rosi, Tonino Guerra, Lino Iannuzzi, and Jerome Chodorov.
After ordering the slaughter of fellow consigliere, mafioso Lucky Luciano is finally put in jail. In 1946, he is pardoned and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he becomes a head mafia boss as the U.S. Army appears to turn a blind eye.
- Francesco Rosi
- Charles Siragusa
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail.
- Francesco Rosi
- R
- 6
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail.
The highly politicised gangster story is a biopic of Charles 'Lucky' Luciano, an Italian-born US mob boss who was deported back to Italy after the war. The film shows how both the US and Italian governments were involved in his deportation and criminal life during the chaotic post-war period.
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Sep 10, 2012 · Discover the best of the city, first. Rosi's characteristic dossier on power and corruption tracks the enigmatic figure of repatriated Mafioso gangster Luciano through the web of...
