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Lucky Luciano

1973 · 110 min

A cold, procedural descent into criminal power, watching a man evade justice with chilling calm.

Directed by
Francesco Rosi
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Gian Maria Volonté, Vincent Gardenia, Edmond O'Brien
Tagline
The real story behind Lucky Luciano, the high priest of crime
Overview
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of the chief of the Mafia. The US Army seems to refrain from interfering.

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Directed by
Francesco Rosi
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Gian Maria Volonté, Vincent Gardenia, Edmond O'Brien
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Francesco Rosi
Written by
Lino Iannuzzi, Tonino Guerra, Francesco Rosi
Starring
Gian Maria Volonté, Vincent Gardenia, Edmond O'Brien, Rod Steiger, Silverio Blasi, Charles Cioffi, Larry Gates, Magda Konopka
Music
Piero Piccioni
Cinematography
Pasqualino De Santis
Runtime
110 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian, French, English

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