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A documentary-style drama chronicling the rise and fall of the title character, a real-life Mob chieftain who rose to prominence in post-WWII Sicily.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Salvatore Giuliano (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Lux film (Firm), Lux Vides Galatea (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Rosi, Francesco, Randone, Salvo, 1906-1991, Wolff, Frank, 1928-1971, Zardi, Federico, 1912-1971
Format: Video DVD
Language:Italian
Language Notes:In Italian with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection ; [2004]
Edition:Special ed. double-disc set.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 228.
Subjects:
Historical films.
Giuliano, Salvatore, > 1922-1950.
Assassination > Drama.
Criminal behavior > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Feature films.
Table of Contents:
  • Special features: disc 1. Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie ; Original theatrical trailer
  • disc 2. Witness to the times, a discussion with director Francesco Rosi and film critic Tullio Kezich ; Excerpt from an Italian newsreel, July 12, 1950, reporting the shocking death of the infamous and charismatic bandit Salvatore Giuliano ; Il cineasta e il libirinto, a 55 min. documentary guided by Rosi, revisiting his life and career in cinema, with personal comments by directors Giuseppe Tornatore, Martin Scorsese, and others.