Places of the Tale: Salvatore Giuliano (1961)
Places indicated in the IWB register of the Sicily Region (Places of the filmic story) - Category: Places of the literary, cinematographic, television story. Sub-category: The places of the mafia in the cinematographic transpositions of the literary text
"Salvatore Giuliano", 1961, directed by Francesco Rosi:
- Via Licari, Via Donizzetti, Via Marchese, Via Castrense, Via Curti, Piazza Flora (Montelepre-province of Palermo);
- New Houses (Sagana, Province of Palermo);
- Corleone (province of Palermo);
- Cemetery (Castelvetrano-prov. Trapani);
- Partinico (province of Palermo);
- S. Giuseppe Jato (province of Palermo);
- Portella della Ginestra (province of Palermo)
Movie plot:
Immediately after the liberation of Sicily, Salvatore Giuliano, already outlawed for killing a carabiniere, forms a gang and becomes part of the separatist army, sustaining firefights with soldiers and carabinieri. When this army is disbanded, Giuliano is isolated with his gang and is forced to resume his outlaw activity. One of the most serious facts of this activity is the episode of Portella della Ginestra, in which numerous men, women and children were killed by the gang. At this point a war without quarter against Giuliano is decided by the authorities. One after the other they yield the cornerstones of his defense and on the morning of 5 July 1950 his inanimate body is found in the courtyard of a house in Castel Vetrano. But the story is not over. Gaspare Pisciotta is poisoned in prison and other mafiosi who have committed crimes with him are struck by mysterious hands.
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily
Photo: web
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