Salvatore Giuliano
July 5, 1950—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. Filming in the exact locations and enlisting a cast of native Sicilians once impacted by the real Giuliano, director Francesco Rosi harnessed the facts and myths surrounding the true story of the bandit's death to create a startling exposé of Sicily and the tangled relations between its citizens, the Mafia, and government officials. A groundbreaking work of political filmmaking, Salvatore Giuliano established Rosi’s reputation and assured his place in cinema history.
Special Features
- Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie
- Witness to the Times, a new discussion with director Francesco Rosi and film critic Tullio Kezich
- Il cineasta e il labirinto, a documentary directed by Roberto Andò showing Rosi revisiting his life and career in cinema, with personal comments by directors Giuseppe Tornatore, Martin Scorsese, and others
- Excerpt of an Italian newsreel from July 12, 1950, reporting the shocking death of the infamous and charismatic bandit Salvatore Giuliano
- Original theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: written tributes by Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, and Martin Scorsese as well as a new essay by writer Michel Ciment
New cover by Aesthetic Apparatus
Special Features
- Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie
- Witness to the Times, a new discussion with director Francesco Rosi and film critic Tullio Kezich
- Il cineasta e il labirinto, a documentary directed by Roberto Andò showing Rosi revisiting his life and career in cinema, with personal comments by directors Giuseppe Tornatore, Martin Scorsese, and others
- Excerpt of an Italian newsreel from July 12, 1950, reporting the shocking death of the infamous and charismatic bandit Salvatore Giuliano
- Original theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: written tributes by Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, and Martin Scorsese as well as a new essay by writer Michel Ciment
New cover by Aesthetic Apparatus
Cast
- Salvo Randone
- President of the Court of Assize
- Frank Wolff
- Gaspare Pisciotta
- Pietro Cammarata
- Salvatore Giuliano
- Sennuccio Benelli
- Reporter
- Giuseppe Calandra
- Minor Official
- Max Cartier
- Francesco
- Fernando Cicero
- Bandit
- Bruno Ukmar
- Spy
- Cosimo Torino
- Frank Mannino
- Federico Zardi
- Pisciotta’s defense counsel
- Themselves
- Residents of Castelvetrano, Montelepre, and Palermo, Sicily
Credits
- Director
- Francesco Rosi
- Producer
- Franco Cristaldi
- Screenplay
- Francesco Rosi
- In collaboration with
- Suso Cecchi D’Amico
- In collaboration with
- Enzo Provenzale
- In collaboration with
- Franco Solinas
- Director of photography
- Gianni Di Venanzo
- Production manager
- Enzo Provenzale
- Editing
- Mario Serandrei
- Music
- Piero Piccioni
- First assistant directors
- Franco Indovina
- First assistant directors
- Fernando Cicero
- Second assistant director
- Roberto Pariante
- Camera operator
- Pasqualino De Santis
- Additional camera
- Tullio Kezich
- Sound
- Claudio Majelli
- Production design
- Sergio Canevari
- Production design
- Carlo Egidi
- Costumes
- Marilù Carteny
- Additional camera
- Lina Wertmüller
- Production inspectors
- Luciano Cattania
- Production inspectors
- Aldo Pace
- Production secretary
- Lamberto Pippia
- Production inspectors
- Bruno Sassaroli
