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The Sicilian
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who appreciate austere historical crime dramas about charismatic rebellion, entrenched power, and the uneasy boundary between popular heroism and self-interest.
- Tone
- epic, bleak, tense
- Payoff
- reflection, catharsis
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- rebellion, political corruption, class conflict, regional identity, power
- Setting
- postwar twentieth century, rural Sicilian villages, mountains and estates