- Actors: Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick, Amedeo Nazzari
- Directors: Henri Verneuil
- Writers: Henri Verneuil, Auguste Le Breton, José Giovanni, Pierre Pelegri
- Producers: Jacques-Eric Strauss
- Language English, French, Italian
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Fox
- VHS Release Date: 7 Jun 1990
- Run Time: 122 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000057CEJ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,202 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
And the award for most outrageous sexual symbolism of 1969 goes to Alain Delon, for his performance battering an eel to death on a rock after catching a glimpse of Irina Demick's body double nude sunbathing in The Sicilian Clan...
Despite the title, this 1969 flic et voyou flick is definitely NOT a mob movie: the clan are a family of Sicilian crooks in France headed by Jean Gabin who spring Alain Delon from jail for a massive jewel robbery, with Lino Ventura's dogged cop on the trail. Based on a novel by Rififi author Auguste le Breton, there's little that's original (although the heist itself is spectacularly ingenious), but it's put together with polish and style and makes for an entertaining couple of hours. Henry Verneuil's direction raises the standard, while Delon, Ventura and Irina Demick offer good value. The once-great Gabin fares less well - although it's nice to see him reunited with his Touchez Pas le Grisbi nemesis Ventura in a couple of scenes, for much of the film he's more of an immoveable monument than much of a presence, only really coming across in his final scene, which taps in nicely to the resigned fatalism of his pre-war classics.
It's not an all-time great, but it is an entertaining and atmospheric French thriller that nicely fills a couple of hours.
Fox's DVD boasts good 2.35:1 widescreen transfer of the English-language version (the film was shot in French, Italian and English-language versions rather than simply dubbed) and includes the US trailer.
Despite the title, this 1969 flic et voyou flick is definitely NOT a mob movie: the clan are a family of Sicilian crooks in France headed by Jean Gabin who spring Alain Delon from jail for a massive jewel robbery, with Lino Ventura's dogged cop on the trail. Based on a novel by Rififi author Auguste le Breton, there's little that's original (although the heist itself is spectacularly ingenious), but it's put together with polish and style and makes for an entertaining couple of hours. Henry Verneuil's direction raises the standard, while Delon, Ventura and Irina Demick offer good value. The once-great Gabin fares less well - although it's nice to see him reunited with his Touchez Pas le Grisbi nemesis Ventura in a couple of scenes, for much of the film he's more of an immoveable monument than much of a presence, only really coming across in his final scene, which taps in nicely to the resigned fatalism of his pre-war classics.
It's not an all-time great, but it is an entertaining and atmospheric French thriller that nicely fills a couple of hours.
Fox's DVD boasts good 2.35:1 widescreen transfer of the English-language version (the film was shot in French, Italian and English-language versions rather than simply dubbed) and includes the US trailer.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Sicilian Clan is not the greatest crime caper but it does contain three of France's greatest film stars, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon and Lino Ventura.
Gabin plays the head of a criminal Sicilian family (not in the mafia sense) based in Paris. He arranges for the escape from the Police of murderer Alain Delon, who has the plans of a jewelry exhibition which they plan to rob.
Ventura plays the cop who sets out to track Delon down. Throw in the fact that Delon is sleeping with Gabin's daughter in law and you have the makings of a classic French crime film. The Sicilian Clan does not come up to the likes of Rififi, Grisbi or Bob Le Flambour but its OK.
What makes it worth while are it's three stars who give it a touch of Gallic cool. Delon in the sixties and Gabin in the forties and fifties were the biggest male French film stars, and great actors when given the chance. Ventura never quite came up to their status but like them could act when called upon to do so. He also has what must be the most memorable face in Cinema, French or otherwise.
Give it a try.
Gabin plays the head of a criminal Sicilian family (not in the mafia sense) based in Paris. He arranges for the escape from the Police of murderer Alain Delon, who has the plans of a jewelry exhibition which they plan to rob.
Ventura plays the cop who sets out to track Delon down. Throw in the fact that Delon is sleeping with Gabin's daughter in law and you have the makings of a classic French crime film. The Sicilian Clan does not come up to the likes of Rififi, Grisbi or Bob Le Flambour but its OK.
What makes it worth while are it's three stars who give it a touch of Gallic cool. Delon in the sixties and Gabin in the forties and fifties were the biggest male French film stars, and great actors when given the chance. Ventura never quite came up to their status but like them could act when called upon to do so. He also has what must be the most memorable face in Cinema, French or otherwise.
Give it a try.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape|Amazon Verified Purchase
Despite the title, this 1969 flic et voyou flick is definitely NOT a mob movie: the clan are a family of Sicilian crooks in France headed by Jean Gabin who spring Alain Delon from jail for a massive jewel robbery, with Lino Ventura's dogged cop on the trail. Based on a novel by Rififi author Auguste le Breton, there's little that's original (although the heist itself is spectacularly ingenious), but it's put together with polish and style and makes for an entertaining couple of hours. Henry Verneuil's direction raises the standard, while Delon, Ventura and Irina Demick offer good value. The once-great Gabin fares less well - although it's nice to see him reunited with his Touchez Pas le Grisbi nemesis Ventura in a couple of scenes, for much of the film he's more of an immoveable monument than much of a presence, only really coming across in his final scene, which taps in nicely to the resigned fatalism of his pre-war classics.
There's a lot wrong with the video - it's from the days when dubbed panned and scanned versions of Scope foreign films were the norm rather than the exception, while at one point on my copy the theme tune from M*A*S*H bled through on the soundtrack to attack Ennio Morricone's score (could Fox be copying over old unsold tapes?). While Henri Decae's great photography does suffer, especially in the split-screen title sequence, at least Delon dubs himself (indeed, his sequences actually appear to have been shot in English). However, until someone decides this merits a widescreen subtitled release on DVD (it's only available unsubtitled in France), this tape is worth a shot, especially at a budget price.
It's not an all-time great, but it is an entertaining and atmospheric French thriller that nicely fills a couple of hours.
There's a lot wrong with the video - it's from the days when dubbed panned and scanned versions of Scope foreign films were the norm rather than the exception, while at one point on my copy the theme tune from M*A*S*H bled through on the soundtrack to attack Ennio Morricone's score (could Fox be copying over old unsold tapes?). While Henri Decae's great photography does suffer, especially in the split-screen title sequence, at least Delon dubs himself (indeed, his sequences actually appear to have been shot in English). However, until someone decides this merits a widescreen subtitled release on DVD (it's only available unsubtitled in France), this tape is worth a shot, especially at a budget price.
It's not an all-time great, but it is an entertaining and atmospheric French thriller that nicely fills a couple of hours.
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What have they done!!!!!!
A French film with dubbed English doesn't go well. This is the one of the best Euro Crime films out there-fast paced, exciting with the gallic cool Alain Delon and brilliant Jean... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joseph
A great movie ruined by horrible English dubbing (No French Audio)
This is a classic French gangster movie which has 3 top French actors and the film was made in French, then it is a disgrace to dub the movie in English. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Lina Abraham
A review of the DVD not the film...
They didn't bother including the original French audio but went to the trouble of including a really bad English dub and Czech and Hungarian dubs! Why delete the original French. Read more
Published 8 months ago by TheHistoryBoy
mac jay
this is a great movie of all the time i am an actor my self and i should say that was one of my favorit of all the time alain delon is amazing,great script,directing,quality of the... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2010 by mac jay
SEE The Sicilian Clan!
SEE Jean Gabin as Manalese, leader of The Sicilian Clan!
SEE Alain Delon as Roger Sartet, a thief hired by The Sicilian Clan! Read more
SEE Alain Delon as Roger Sartet, a thief hired by The Sicilian Clan! Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2009 by Andarius
THE SICILIAN CLAN
IT WAS THE FIRST FILM THAT I SAW AT THE CINEMA, AND I HAD BEEN SURPRISED FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE 3 "MONSTERS" LIKE ALAIN DELON, JEAN GABIN AND LINO VENTURA. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2009 by ALBERTO IZUMI
Dub dub dub
Just to make it clear, this release has no French language track. You can get a ghastly US accented English dub and/or English subtitles, but no French language version. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2008 by Iain D. Mcdougall
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