Charles `'Lucky'` Luciano
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Lucky Luciano: Directed by Francesco Rosi. With Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi, Charles Cioffi. Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks.
- (1.6K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Francesco Rosi
- 1974-11
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.
Igea Lissoni. (1948–1959; possibly married 1949) Signature. Charles " Lucky " Luciano ( / ˌluːtʃiˈɑːnoʊ / LOO-chee-AH-noh, [1] Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; [2] November 24, 1897 [nb 1] – January 26, 1962) was an Italian-born gangster who operated mainly in the United States.
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- Francesco Rosi
- R
- 6
A federal narcotics agent (Charles Siragusa) spends years trying to bring deported mob boss Luciano (Gian Maria Volonte) to justice.
- Biography, Crime, Drama
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.
