Lucky Luciano (1973)
The real story behind Lucky Luciano, the high priest of crime
105 min
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.
- Release date
- October 19, 1973
- Country of origin
- United States, Italy, France
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Cast
- Gian Maria Volontè as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
- Vincent Gardenia as Colonel Charles Poletti
- Edmond O'Brien as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
- Rod Steiger as Gene Giannini
- Silverio Blasi as Italian Captain
- Charles Cioffi as Vito Genovese
- Larry Gates as Judge Herlands
- Magda Konopka as Contessa
- Dino Curcio as Don Ciccio
- Jacques Monod as French Commissioner
- Karin Petersen as Igea Lissoni
- Pier Maria Pasinetti as Narrator
- Carlo Mazzarella as Radio Journalist
- Antonio Maimone
- John Francis Lane as Journalist
- Alberto Amato
- Vincenzo Falanga as Warehouse Worker
- Orazio Stracuzzi
- Vittorio Fanfoni
- Frank Adonis as Killer of Gene Giannini in New York (uncredited)
- John Bartha as Agent on Stakeout (uncredited)
- Bruno Di Luia as Joe Masseria's Assassin (uncredited)
- Osvaldo Peccioli as Man in Airport (uncredited)
Crew
- Francesco Rosi · Director
- Francesco Rosi · Writer
- Lino Iannuzzi · Writer
- Tonino Guerra · Writer
- Jerome Chodorov · Writer
- Franco Cristaldi · Producer
- Piero Piccioni · Composer
- Pasqualino De Santis · Cinematographer
- Ruggero Mastroianni · Editor
- Andrea Crisanti · Production designer