Francesco Rosi
November 15, 1922 · 103 years old
Francesco Rosi (15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to have political messages. While the topics for his later films bec…
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Salvatore Giuliano
The unclear and complicated twists between governal powers, independentist party and Mafia in the Sicily of the '40s culminate with the death of Salvatore Giuliano.
Christ Stopped at Eboli
A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.
Hands Over the City
Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.
The Mattei Affair
An Italian industrialist died in a plane crash. An accident or an assassination?
Lucky Luciano
Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks.
More Than a Miracle
In 17th-century Italy, a Spanish prince searching for a bride falls in love with a beautiful local peasant girl.