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Francesco Rosi Season: Lucky Luciano

on BBC Two England

starring
Gian Maria Volonte Edmond O'Brien Rod Steiger
Lucky Luciano , continuing a short season of films by Francesco Rosi , deals with the violence and corruption of the late 1940s and is based on the true story of a notorious Mafia boss. In 1936 Luciano was sentenced by a New York court to a minimum of 30 years in jail, yet only eight years later he was on his way home to Naples paroled for services to the US Army. Before long, Lucky was master-minding an international drugs ring - only slightly irritated by a persistent agent from the US Narcotics Bureau. Lucky Luciano
GIAN MARIA VOLONTE
Screenplay by FRANCESCO ROSI UNO JANNUZZI. TONINO GUERRA Produced by FRANCO CRISTALDI Directed by FRANCESCO ROSI
(The Rosi season continues next Saturday with Three Brothers)
0 FILMS: page 26

Contributors

Unknown:
Gian Maria Volonte
Unknown:
Edmond O'Brien
Unknown:
Rod Steiger
Unknown:
Lucky Luciano
Unknown:
Francesco Rosi
Unknown:
Francesco Rosi
Unknown:
Uno Jannuzzi.
Unknown:
Tonino Guerra
Produced By:
Franco Cristaldi
Directed By:
Francesco Rosi
Gene Giannini:
Rod Steiger
Harry J Anslinger:
Edmond O'Brien
Charles Siragusa:
Himself
American colonel:
Vincent Gardenia
Vito Genovese:
Charles Cioffi
Italian captain of police:
Silverio Blasi
French commissioner:
Jacques Monod
Igea:
Karin Petersen
Countess:
Magda Konopka
Herlands:
Larry Gates
Don Ciccio:
Dino Curcio

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