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ITALY · 1973
Lucky Luciano
Francesco Rosi
Synopsis
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.
Cinematic DNA
Scorsese said his influences for creating crime films included Jean-Pierre Melville’s 'Le Samouraï,' Francesco Rosi’s 'Salvatore Giuliano' and 'Lucky Luciano,' and Sergio Leone’s 'Once Upon a Time in America.'
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Films with Similar Themes
organized crime · mafia leadership · corruption · post-war politics · power consolidation
