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In Paris, robber and murderer Roger Sartet escapes from custody with the help of the Manalese, a small, well-organized Sicilian Mafia clan consisting of patriarch Vittorio, his two sons, and his son-in-law.
The Sicilian Clan (Le Clan des Sicicilens) (1969) [Jeanne Manalese]: Shot in the back by Jean Gabin on the beach, when she runs in front of Alain Delon and takes the bullet for him.
- Film Deaths
- Notable connections
•Christine (1958) [Franz Lobheiner]: Shot to death in a duel with Jean Galland.
•The Black Tulip (La Tulipe noire) (1964) [Guillaume et Julien de Saint-Preux]: Executed by hanging.
•The Unvanquished (L'Insoumis) (1964) [Thomas Vlassenroot]: Dies of an untreated gunshot wound.
•Once a Thief (1965) [Eddie Pedak]: Shot to death by Steve Mitchell on a pier.
•The Last Adventure (Les Aventuriers) (1967) [Manu Borelli]: Shot in the stomach by Hans Meyer during a shootout in a fortress.
•Le Samourai (1967) [Jef Costello]: Shot to death by police when he points an unloaded gun at Cathy Rosier, thus commiting "suicide by cop". •Spirits of the Dead (Tre Passi nel delirio; Tales of Mystery and Imagination) (1968) [William Wilson/Wilson's Double]: Playing a dual role, "Wilson's Double" is stabbed in the stomach with a sword by "Wilson". "Wilson" later falls to his death from a church tower, impaling himself on a sword when he hits the ground (duplicating his double's wound.)
•Ex-Mr. Nathalie Delon
•Father of Christain Boulougne, Anthony Delon, Anouchka Delon and Alain Delon jr.
The Sicilian Clan: Directed by Henri Verneuil. With Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick. An ambitious young mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
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- Crime, Drama
- Henri Verneuil
- 1969-12-01
English title: The Sicilian Clan. Starring: Jean Gabin (Vittorio Manalese) Alain Delon (Roger Sartet) Lino Ventura (Commissaire Le Goff l) Irina Demick (Jeanne Manalese) Amedeo Nazzari (Tony Nicosia) Philippe Baronnet (Luigi) Roger Sartet escape from jail with the help of the family Manalese.
The origins of the term come from the Sicilian Mafia. In the Sicilian dialect, the word cosca, which literally translates into artichoke (a multi-layered vegetable surrounding a vital core), is also used for clan. In the early days of the Mafia, loose groups of bandits organized themselves into associations that over time became more organized ...
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The Sicilian Clan is a 1969 French-Italian gangster film based on the novel by Auguste Le Breton. It was directed by Henri Verneuil and stars Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura and Alain Delon, whose casting has been credited with the film's box office success in France.
