Salvatore Giuliano (1962)

Directed by

Francesco Rosi

Genre

drama film, docudrama, crime film

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

12

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 120 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film recounts the criminal career of Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano from 1943 to 1950 and his death. It uses documentary techniques to portray his life and the events surrounding him.

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What happens

Salvatore Giuliano is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. Using techniques of the documentary film, it recounts the criminal career of famous Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano between 1943 and 1950, his death. In 2008, the film was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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