- New transfer with restored image and sound elements
- Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie
- Francesco Rosi: a 55-minute documentary made by Italian television surveying the director's career to date
- Witness to the Times: a new discussion with Rosi and film critic and author Tullio Kezich
- Excerpt of the Italian newsreel footage of the real life events
- New essay by film historian and critic Michel Ciment plus written tributes by Martin Scorcese, Federico Fellini, and Francis Ford Coppola
Salvatore Giuliano (1961) On DVD
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Actor : Frank Wolff, Salvo Randone, Frederico Zardi, Sennuccio Benelli, Giuseppe Calandra
Director: Francesco Rosi
Genre: Foreign Video - French
Year: 1961
Studio: Criterion
Length: 125
Released: February 24, 2004
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language:Italian
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Who murdered Salvatore Giuliano? July 5, 1950-the infamous bandit's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, Sicily, a handgun and rifle by his side. At the age of twenty-seven, Giuliano (Frank Wolff) was then both Italy's most wanted criminal and most celebrated hero of his day. In this groundbreaking work of investigative filmmaking, director Francesco Rosi harnesses the facts and myths surrounding the true story of Giuliano's death, creating a searching and startling exposé of Sicily and the web of relations between her citizens, the Mafia, the military, and government officials.
Special Features
Actor : Frank Wolff, Salvo Randone, Frederico Zardi, Sennuccio Benelli, Giuseppe Calandra
Director: Francesco Rosi
Genre: Foreign Video - French
Year: 1961
Studio: Criterion
Length: 125
Released: February 24, 2004
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language:Italian
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Who murdered Salvatore Giuliano? July 5, 1950-the infamous bandit's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, Sicily, a handgun and rifle by his side. At the age of twenty-seven, Giuliano (Frank Wolff) was then both Italy's most wanted criminal and most celebrated hero of his day. In this groundbreaking work of investigative filmmaking, director Francesco Rosi harnesses the facts and myths surrounding the true story of Giuliano's death, creating a searching and startling exposé of Sicily and the web of relations between her citizens, the Mafia, the military, and government officials.
Special Features
- New transfer with restored image and sound elements
- Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie
- Francesco Rosi: a 55-minute documentary made by Italian television surveying the director's career to date
- Witness to the Times: a new discussion with Rosi and film critic and author Tullio Kezich
- Excerpt of the Italian newsreel footage of the real life events
- New essay by film historian and critic Michel Ciment plus written tributes by Martin Scorcese, Federico Fellini, and Francis Ford Coppola
| Product Name | Salvatore Giuliano (1961) On DVD |
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| This item is returnable | No |
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