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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 11/20/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 26 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Total Copies: 15 Genres: Crime, Crime Drama, Biopic [feature]

Adapted from Mario Puzo's novel, The Sicilian is an attempt to chronicle the life and times of Mafia leader, patriot and real-life Robin Hood Salvatore Giuliano, the infamous bandit who, together with his rag-tag band of guerillas, attempted to liberate 1940s Sicily from Italian rule and make it an American state. Giuliano (Christopher Lambert) robs from the rich conservative landowners to give to the poor, serf-like peasants, who in turn hail him as their savior. As his popularity grows, so does his ego, and he eventually thinks he is above the power of his backer, Mafia Don Masino Croce (Joss Ackland). The Don, in turn, sets out to kill the upstart by convincing his cousin and closest advisor Gaspare (John Turturro) to assassinate him. Nearly thirty minutes of screen time were haphazardly hacked off director Michael Cimino's original cut by the studio. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

Christopher Lambert - Salvator Guiliano
Terence Stamp - Prince Borsa
Joss Ackland - Don Masino Croce
John Turturro - Aspanu Pisciotta
Richard Bauer - Prof. Hector Adonis
Barbara Sukowa - Camilla, Duchess of Crotone

Michael Cimino's The Sicilian comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles on this release. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This is a subpar release from Artisan that is only saved from being an embarrassment because of its inexpensive list price. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide