Overview
A young mobster's ambition leads him into a dangerous game of love and crime.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- hard boiled
- stylish
- tense
- classic crime movie night
- European cinema night
What critics said
A commercially successful, stylish gangster epic praised retrospectively for hard-boiled performances and attractive photography, though some critics found its genre mechanics tired and contrived.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vittorio Manalese's clan organizes its criminal life around kinship, obedience, and collective reputation.
Roger Startet's central plan depends on elaborate coordination, false identities, and an escape strategy.
The film combines star-driven gangster performances with attractive photography and controlled crime-thriller staging.
Roger's seduction of a mob patriarch's daughter draws intimate relationships directly into the heist and its dangers.
Films like The Sicilian Clan, and why
Rififi
hard-boiled European gangster drama centered on a meticulously planned jewelry heist and competing criminal loyalties
Le Samouraï
stylish French crime thriller combining professional criminals, police pursuit, betrayal, and fatalistic tension
The Asphalt Jungle
ensemble gangster drama with elaborate criminal schemes, charismatic antiheroes, and a morally bleak atmosphere
The Red Circle
European crime cinema pairing organized crime, police investigation, and coolly controlled visual style
Movie Details
- Director
- Henri Verneuil
- Release Date
- 1969-12-05
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (387)
Cast
- Jean Gabin
- Alain Delon
- Lino Ventura
- Irina Demick
- Amedeo Nazzari
- Yves Lefebvre
- Philippe Baronnet
- Marc Porel
- Karen Blanguernon
- Elisa Cegani
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Sicilian Clan about?
- A polished French gangster thriller where a diamond heist, a Sicilian crime family, and an implacable commissioner converge in a fatal web of loyalty and betrayal.
- What is The Sicilian Clan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Sicilian Clan as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Sicilian Clan violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Sicilian Clan as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Sicilian Clan?
- A commercially successful, stylish gangster epic praised retrospectively for hard-boiled performances and attractive photography, though some critics found its genre mechanics tired and contrived.
- Which films are like The Sicilian Clan?
- Films with a similar feel include Rififi, Le Samouraï, The Asphalt Jungle, and The Red Circle.
- How long is The Sicilian Clan?
- The Sicilian Clan runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Sicilian Clan?
- In United States, The Sicilian Clan is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
