---
title: 'The Sicilian (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Cimino'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sicilian-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093966/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sicilian (1987)

1987 · 140 min · Drama, Action, Crime · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

The Sicilian is a 1987 epic historical crime film directed by Michael Cimino. The film was adapted by Steve Shagan, and later rewritten by Cimino and Gore Vidal from Mario Puzo's 1984 novel of the same name. Christopher Lambert stars as Salvatore Giuliano, the infamous bandit who tried to liberate early 1950s Sicily from Italian rule. The film also stars Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, John Turturro and Barbara Sukowa.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cimino)
- **Screenplay:** [Gore Vidal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gore-vidal), [Steve Shagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-shagan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Mansfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mansfield)
- **Producer:** [Bruce McNall](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-mcnall)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-thomson)
- **Editor:** [Françoise Bonnot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-bonnot)

## Cast

- [Accursio Di Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/accursio-di-leo)
- [Ramon Bieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-bieri)
- [Giulia Boschi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giulia-boschi)
- [Richard Venture](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-venture)
- [Terence Stamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-stamp)
- [Franco Trevisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-trevisi)
- [Leonardo Treviglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-treviglio)
- [Barry Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-miller)
- [Christopher Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lambert)
- [Danilo Mattei](https://cinepixo.com/people/danilo-mattei)
- [Joss Ackland](https://cinepixo.com/people/joss-ackland)
- [Stanko Molnar](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanko-molnar)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [Massimo Sarchielli](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-sarchielli)
- [Tom Signorelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-signorelli)

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