Best movies of Francesco Rosi

Actors : Frederico Zardi, Frank Wolff, Sennuccio Benelli, Salvo Randone,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

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.

Actors : Georges Wilson, Leslie French, Omar Sharif, Sophia Loren,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

A wonderful fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. The ...

Actors : Guido Alberti, Salvo Randone, Marcello Cannavale, Rod Steiger,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.

Actors : Alain Cuny, Lea Massari, Paolo Bonacelli, Gian Maria Volontè,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to ...

Actors : John Turturro, Stefano Dionisi, Massimo Ghini, Rade Serbedzija,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

Based on Primo Levi's autobiographical "The Reawakening".

Actors : Marcel Bozzuffi, Lino Ventura, Paolo Bonacelli, Tino Carraro,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

A detective (inspector Rogas) is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges. During the investigation he discovers a complot that involves the Italian ...

Actors : Renato Romano, Luigi Squarzina, Peter Baldwin, Gian Maria Volontè,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

Enrico Mattei helped change Italy's future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.G.I.P., and ultimately as the head of ...

Actors : Philippe Noiret, Andréa Ferréol, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Michele Placido,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

Three men face their mother's death.

Actors : Plácido Domingo, Julia Migenes, Faith Esham, Ruggero Raimondi,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

A film version of the famous Bizet opera, where a soldier (Don Jose) falls in love with a beautiful factory worker (Carmen), but she does not reciprocate his feelings.

Actors : Alain Cuny, Giampiero Albertini, Gian Maria Volontè, Mark Frechette,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

On the Italian/Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the decimated Italian troops.

Actors : Ornella Muti, Rupert Everett, Irene Papas, Gian Maria Volontè,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

In a small village in Latin America, Santiago Nasar is killed in the morning, which surprises nobody. The Vicario brothers were openly declaring they would kill him to regain the lost honor...

Actors : Vincent Gardenia, Charles Cioffi, Gian Maria Volontè, Silverio Blasi,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks.

Actors : Mimi Rogers, Philippe Noiret, James Belushi, Joss Ackland,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In...

Actors : Miguel Mateo 'Miguelín', José Gómez Sevillano, Linda Christian, Pedro Basauri 'Pedrucho',
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

The rise and fall of a famous torero, Miguelin, inside and outside of the bullfighters ring.