Leonardo Sciascia

Birth : 1921-01-08, Racalmuto, Italy

Death : 1989-11-20

Movies

Il consiglio d'Egitto
Novel
Una storia semplice
Novel
After many years, a retired diplomat returns to his native Sicily to visit an abandoned property and delve into family correspondence. But is it worth bringing up the past? A difficult Sicilian history against the backdrop of the mafia and drugs.
Open Doors
Novel
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who replaced him and his wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment.
Grand Hôtel des Palmes
Writer
Based on the 1971 novel "Atti relativi alla morte di Raymond Roussel" (Acts Related to the Death of Raymond Roussel) by co-writer Leonardo Sciascia.
A Sold Life
Story
Two members of the fascist legion GOD WANTS IT, Michele and Luigi, both from Sicily, met in Malaga and became friends in the course of the 1936-39 counter revolution. Based upon the short story by Leonardo Sciascia.
One Way or Another
Novel
Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.
Illustrious Corpses
Novel
A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.
Liberty
Screenplay
The revolt of the people of a Sicilian village further to the Expedition of the Thousand which, in 1860, enables Garibaldi to liberate Sicily.
Un caso di coscienza
Novel
Discovering that a woman from their small town in Sicily cheated on her husband, a group of upper class men investigate and try to identify her.
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Sicilia
Writer
The Day of the Owl
Novel
Set in Sicily, this violent crime drama tells the tale of an Italian cop who heads to a small island town to look into the death of a construction supplier. Once there he is shocked by the influence the Mafia has over the people and even himself.
We Still Kill the Old Way
Novel
A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.
Con il cuore fermo, Sicilia
Narrator