1973
6.3 (66 votes)
1h 50m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Production Companies
Vides Cinematografica
Les Films La Boétie
Titanus
Les Films La Boétie
Titanus
Lucky Luciano
The real story behind Lucky Luciano, the high priest of crime
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Franco Cristaldi
Director of Photography: Pasqualino De Santis
Director: Francesco Rosi
Screenplay: Tonino Guerra, Francesco Rosi, Lino Iannuzzi
Story: Francesco Rosi
Top Cast
Gian Maria Volonté
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Edmond O'Brien
Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
Rod Steiger
Gene Giannini
Vincent Gardenia
Colonel Charles Poletti
Silverio Blasi
Italian Captain
Charles Cioffi
Vito Genovese
Larry Gates
Judge Herlands
Magda Konopka
Contessa
