Lucky Luciano (film)

Lucky Luciano
US film poster
Directed byFrancesco Rosi
Screenplay byFrancesco Rosi
Lino Iannuzzi
Tonino Guerra
Jerome Chodorov
Story byFrancesco Rosi
Produced byFranco Cristaldi
StarringGian Maria Volonté
Rod Steiger
Edmond O'Brien
Charles Siragusa
Vincent Gardenia
Charles Cioffi
Silverio Blasi
Narrated byP. M. Pasinetti
CinematographyPasqualino De Santis
Edited byRuggero Mastroianni
Music byPiero Piccioni
Production
companies
Vides Cinematografica
Les Films de la Boétie
Harbor Productions
Distributed byTitanus Distribuzione (Italy)
AVCO Embassy Pictures (US)
Release dates
  • October 10, 1973 (1973-10-10) (Italy)
  • October 31, 1973 (1973-10-31) (France)
  • July 24, 1974 (1974-07-24) (US)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
United States
LanguagesItalian
English

Lucky Luciano is a 1973 Italian/French/US international co-production crime film about the Sicilian-American gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano, played by Gian Maria Volonté. It is directed by Francesco Rosi, and written by Rosi, Tonino Guerra, Lino Iannuzzi, and Jerome Chodorov.[1][2] The cast also stars Rod Steiger, Vincent Gardenia, Charles Cioffi, and Edmond O'Brien.[3] Charles Siragusa, one of the real-life federal narcotics agents who pursued Luciano, plays himself in the film and also served as technical consultant.[4] The film is a French and Italian co-production,[5] filmed on-location in Italy and New York City.

Lucky Luciano was shown as part of the Cannes Classics section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[6]

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  5. ^ "LUCKY LUCIANO (1973)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  6. ^ "Cannes Classics 2013 line-up unveiled". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2013-04-30.