The Sicilian Clan

The Sicilian Clan
French theatrical release poster
Directed byHenri Verneuil
Screenplay byHenri Verneuil
José Giovanni
Pierre Pélégri[3]
Based onLe clan des Siciliens
by Auguste Le Breton
Produced byJacques-Eric Strauss[3]
StarringJean Gabin
Alain Delon
Lino Ventura
Irina Demick
CinematographyHenri Decaë
Edited byPierre Gillette (French version)
Jean-Michel Gautier (English version)
Albert Jurgenson[3]
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
Fox Europa
Paris Films du Siècle[3]
Distributed by20th Century Fox[2]
Release dates
  • 1 December 1969 (1969-12-01) (France)
  • March 29, 1970 (1970-03-29) (NYC)
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Running time
121 minutes[2]
CountriesFrance
Italy[2]
LanguagesFrench
Italian
English
Budget$4 million[4]
Box office$9 million (rentals)[5]

The Sicilian Clan (French: Le clan des Siciliens) is a 1969 French-Italian gangster film[3] based on the novel by Auguste Le Breton. It was directed by Henri Verneuil and stars Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura and Alain Delon, whose casting has been credited with the film's box office success in France.[6][7] Ennio Morricone composed the score for the film.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference var was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "The Sicilian Clan (1970)". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System (WarnerMedia). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Le Clan Des Siciliens (1968)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p256
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  6. ^ Michael L. Stephens Gangster films - 1996 "A surprising success in the United States (where it grossed over $2 million), The Sicilian Clan was an enormous box office success in Europe, and remains one of the all-time moneymakers in France. It is yet another variation on the heist gone wrong"
  7. ^ Canby, Vincent (2011). "New York Times: The Sicilian Clan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-03.