

The Sicilian
1987-10-07 · 116 min · ★ 5.2
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
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Production details
- Directors
- Michael Cimino
- Production companies
- Gladden Entertainment, Sidney Beckerman Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 5,406,879
Top Cast
Christopher LambertSalvatore Giuliano
Terence StampPrince Borsa
Joss AcklandDon Masino Croce
John TurturroPisciotta
Barbara SukowaCamilla, Duchess of Crotone
Giulia BoschiGiovanna Ferra
Ray McAnallyTrezza
Barry MillerDr. Nattore
Andreas KatsulasPassatempa
Michael WincottCpl. Silvestro Canio
Derrick BrancheTerranova
Richard VentureCardinal of Palermo
Ramon BieriQuintana
Stanko MolnarSilvio Ferra
Oliver CottonCmdr. Roccofino
Tom SignorelliAbbot Manfredi
Aldo RayDon Siano of BisacquinoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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