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Roger Santet (Alain Delon) is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the aging Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin). They conspire to steal a large cache of jewels from an exhibit in Rome. As they are preparing for the heist, the mobster's American friend Tony Nicosia (Amedeo Nazzarri) suggests that a .. Read more

Starring	Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick
Director	Henri Verneuil
Genres	Drama

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- Cast as the patriarch of a spaghetti-eating Sicilian family who are crooks to a man, the once formidable Gabin - stout,... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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- - 5
  - 0
  The Almost Perfect Crime
  
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  There are a number of memorable films were a bunch of clever thieves manage to pull off the perfect crime and disappear to spend the proceeds of the crime, such... read more »
  
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  - Godfrey Oswald
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  - 25 Jul 2007 at 10:10
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  - 1
  Utter s..t
  
  Utter s***.
  
  Corny plot, awful script, tediously slow directing and editing, horrible sets which remind me of my gran's fake oak,early 60s living ... read more »
  
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  - 08 May 2011 at 11:14
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  family values
  
  Classic mob movie with excellent performances. My brother loves pasta.
  
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- - juradino
  - 627 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Feb 2010 at 20:53
- - 1
  - 0
  Enough of the US accents already...
  
  The plot of this film is great fun but be warned, it's dubbed into English with a variety of ghastly US accents.
  
  I'd thought that dubbed ... read more »
  
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- - RedCardinal
  - 1 review
  - Edinburgh
  - 10 Nov 2009 at 21:22
- - 1
  - 0
  THE SICILIAN CLAN
  
  A WASTE OF COLOUR FILM STOCK
  
  AWFUL DUBBING
  
  A CONTRIVED PLOT
  
  THE CINEMA TRAILER HAS SUCH A CORNY/1970'S STYLE TO IT - IT IS ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 18 May 2009 at 11:19
- - 0
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  The Sicilian Clan
  
  This could have been a great film, perhaps it is, but not in the version I saw. It has all the classic ingredients of the French gangster movie genre of the ... read more »
  
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- - Beacon
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Oct 2008 at 20:25
- - 2
  - 0
  Dated and Dull
  
  The French doing gangsters in the sixties. Very dated. Jean Gabin being tough, Alain Delon being tougher, both being glamorous. But then came The Godfather ... read more »
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 29 Aug 2008 at 17:40
- - 1
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  Masterpiece
  
  Undoubtedly, one of the best mafia movies of the 60s
  
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  - London
  - 03 Aug 2008 at 10:44
- - 3
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  Awesome Movie but....
  
  This movie is probably one of the best french gangster movie but what a shame that the movie is dubbed in English. don't be fooled by the fact that this ... read more »
  
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- - scorp
  - 3 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 10 Jun 2008 at 15:46
- - 4
  - 0
  Sicilian
  
  Only worth watching if you want to watch a French film dubbed into one of three languages: English, Czech, or Hungarian. Bah!
  
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  - London
  - 15 Nov 2007 at 14:28
- - 5
  - 0
  The Almost Perfect Crime
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  There are a number of memorable films were a bunch of clever thieves manage to pull off the perfect crime and disappear to spend the proceeds of the crime, such... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 460965
- - Godfrey Oswald
  - London, England
  - 25 Jul 2007 at 10:10
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- - 5
  - 0
  The Almost Perfect Crime
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  There are a number of memorable films were a bunch of clever thieves manage to pull off the perfect crime and disappear to spend the proceeds of the crime, such... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 460965
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Godfrey Oswald
  - London, England
  - 25 Jul 2007 at 10:10
- - 4
  - 0
  Sicilian
  
  Only worth watching if you want to watch a French film dubbed into one of three languages: English, Czech, or Hungarian. Bah!
  
  Report this review
- 495137
- - a customer
  - London
  - 15 Nov 2007 at 14:28
- - 3
  - 0
  Awesome Movie but....
  
  This movie is probably one of the best french gangster movie but what a shame that the movie is dubbed in English. don't be fooled by the fact that this ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 574559
- - scorp
  - 3 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 10 Jun 2008 at 15:46
- - 2
  - 0
  Dated and Dull
  
  The French doing gangsters in the sixties. Very dated. Jean Gabin being tough, Alain Delon being tougher, both being glamorous. But then came The Godfather ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 621193
- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 29 Aug 2008 at 17:40
- - 1
  - 0
  Masterpiece
  
  Undoubtedly, one of the best mafia movies of the 60s
  
  Report this review
- 607611
- - a customer
  - London
  - 03 Aug 2008 at 10:44
- - 1
  - 0
  THE SICILIAN CLAN
  
  A WASTE OF COLOUR FILM STOCK
  
  AWFUL DUBBING
  
  A CONTRIVED PLOT
  
  THE CINEMA TRAILER HAS SUCH A CORNY/1970'S STYLE TO IT - IT IS ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 759147
- - a customer
  - London
  - 18 May 2009 at 11:19
- - 1
  - 0
  Enough of the US accents already...
  
  The plot of this film is great fun but be warned, it's dubbed into English with a variety of ghastly US accents.
  
  I'd thought that dubbed ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 829837
- - RedCardinal
  - 1 review
  - Edinburgh
  - 10 Nov 2009 at 21:22
- - 1
  - 0
  family values
  
  Classic mob movie with excellent performances. My brother loves pasta.
  
  Report this review
- 862935
- - juradino
  - 627 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Feb 2010 at 20:53
- - 0
  - 0
  The Sicilian Clan
  
  This could have been a great film, perhaps it is, but not in the version I saw. It has all the classic ingredients of the French gangster movie genre of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 640556
- - Beacon
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Oct 2008 at 20:25
- - 0
  - 1
  Utter s..t
  
  Utter s***.
  
  Corny plot, awful script, tediously slow directing and editing, horrible sets which remind me of my gran's fake oak,early 60s living ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 990302
- - a customer
  - 08 May 2011 at 11:14

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- The Sicilian Clan
  
  Roger Santet (Alain Delon) is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the aging Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin). They conspire to steal a large cache of jewels from an exhibit in Rome. As they are preparing for the heist, the mobster's American friend Tony Nicosia (...