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The Sicilian Clan (French: Le clan des Siciliens) is a 1969 French-Italian gangster film [3] 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.
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The novel opens in 1950 Sicily, where Michael Corleone, nearing the end of his exile in Sicily, meets with Don Croce Malo, the Capo di Capi or Boss of bosses in Sicily, his brother, Father Benjamino Malo, Stefano Andolini (the red headed cousin of Don Vito Corleone), and Sicilian Inspector Frederico Velardi. They discuss with Michael the details of...
These are the principal characters that drive the plot of the story, many of whom are based on real-life figures. 1. Salvatore Giuliano – A legendary bandit. Conceived in America and born in the small Sicilian village of Montelepre, Salvatore Giuliano is a tall and handsome young man living a relatively normal life for the first twenty years of his...
In 1987, The Sicilian was adapted into a film, directed by Michael Cimino and starring Christopher Lambert as Salvatore Giuliano, however, owing to copyright issues, the characters of Michael Corleone and Clemenza were not included in this film adaptation. A number of character names were changed- for example Croce Malo became Masino Croce.
The Sicilian was the final work set in the Godfather universe that had Mario Puzo's direct involvement. (The Family Corleonewas based off an unproduced script written by Puzo, but was written and p...For copyright reasons, no Godfathercharacters appear in the film adaptation.The name of Salvatore Giuliano, a real historical figure, is spelled as "Guiliano" in the novel for unknown reasons.The Sicilian is a novel by American author Mario Puzo. Published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group (ISBN 0-671-43564-7), it is based on the life of Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano. It is set in the same universe as Puzo's most famous work, The Godfather (1969), and contains characters from The Godfather. [1]
- Mario Puzo
- 1984
The Bocchicchios were a Mafia clan from southern Sicily, who moved over to America and became mediators for the other families, after many of them were culled or exiled by Benito Mussolini. They settled in the Hudson Valley, near New York city.
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.
- Henri Verneuil
Peter "Pete" Clemenza was one of the two original caporegimes in the Corleone family (the other being Salvatore Tessio), ruling over the family's territory in The Bronx and later Brooklyn.
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The Indelicato clan was a Mafia clan in Palermo, Sicily. Their powerful Don was Cesare Indelicato, who became Capo di tutti capi in Sicily and ruled with a iron fist.
