SALVATORE GIULIANO
This film is regarded somewhat of a classic and is one of the first Italian Mafia films. The story begins on July 5, 1950, as Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found in a bright courtyard. During his wake and funeral, the gangster's life is chronicled in flashback. He is seen participating in  gangster-related guerrilla activities in Sicily after the war. Later he is seen slaughtering a group of peasants at a communist rally. This precipitates a bloody confrontation between his group and the law. In the end, Giuliano is so violent and cruel that his own men desert him. The film was based on a true person and was shot entirely in Sicily and utilized local non-professional actors as well as professional actors. Starring Sennuccio Benelli, Max Cartier, Salvo Randone, Ugo Torrente, Frank Wolff. Directed and written by Francesco Rosi. (1961 – Italy) Widescreen. In Italian with English subtltes