Lucky Luciano
“The real story behind Lucky Luciano, the high priest of crime”
1973•R•1h 50m•6.3•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Francesco Rosi
Writer
Tonino Guerra, Francesco Rosi, Lino Iannuzzi
Languages
Italian, French, English
Studio
Vides Cinematografica
Cast
Gian Maria Volonté
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Vincent Gardenia
Colonel Charles Poletti
Edmond O'Brien
Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
Rod Steiger
Gene Giannini
Silverio Blasi
Italian Captain
Charles Cioffi
Vito Genovese
Larry Gates
Judge Herlands
Magda Konopka
Contessa
Dino Curcio
Don Ciccio
Jacques Monod
French Commissioner
Karin Petersen
Igea Lissoni
Charles Siragusa
Himself
Pier Maria Pasinetti
Narrator
Luigi Infantino
Opera Singer
Carlo Mazzarella
Radio Journalist
Production
Company
Vides Cinematografica
Company
Les Films La Boétie
Company
Titanus
Company
Harbor Productions
Producer
Franco Cristaldi
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