Lucky Luciano (film)
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| Directed by | Francesco Rosi |
| Screenplay by | Francesco Rosi Lino Iannuzzi Tonino Guerra Jerome Chodorov |
| Story by | Francesco Rosi |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi André Génovès |
| Starring | Gian Maria Volonté Rod Steiger Edmond O'Brien Charles Siragusa Vincent Gardenia Charles Cioffi Silverio Blasi |
| Narrated by | P. M. Pasinetti |
| Cinematography | Pasqualino De Santis |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
Production companies | Vides Cinematografica Les Films de la Boétie Harbor Productions |
| Distributed by | Titanus Distribuzione (Italy) Cinema International Corporation (France) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
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| Languages | Italian English |
Lucky Luciano is a 1973 biographical crime film about the Sicilian-American gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano. It is directed by Francesco Rosi, and written by Rosi, Tonino Guerra, Lino Iannuzzi, and Jerome Chodorov. It stars Gian Maria Volonté as the title character, with Rod Steiger, Vincent Gardenia, Charles Cioffi, and Edmond O'Brien. Charles Siragusa, one of the real-life federal narcotics agents who pursued Luciano, plays himself in the film and also served as technical consultant. The film is an Italian and French co-production, filmed on-location in Italy and New York City.