The Sicilian (film) as the best film of 1987. The Sicilian (film) The Sicilian is a 1987 action film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo. It was directed by Michael Cimino and stars Christopher Lambert, Joss Ackland and Terence Stamp. Salvatore Giuliano, the infamous bandit, together with his rag-tag band of guerrillas, attempted to liberate early 1950s Sicily from Italian rule and make it an American state. Giuliano robs from the rich conservative landowners to give to the peasants, who in turn hail him as their savior. As his popularity grows, so does his ego, and he eventually
Don Pendleton with the publisher, Pinnacle Books, over ownership of the series. Pinnacle had the next entry, "The Executioner #16: Sicilian Slaughter," written by William Crawford under the pseudonym "Jim Peterson." Pendleton ignored "Sicilian Slaughter" and wrote The Executioner #17: "Jersey Guns," as a sequel to #15, "Panic in Philly," under a new contract with New American Library, which was ultimately voided by the terms of his settlement with Pinnacle, and he returned to the Bolan character for 21 more novels. Since 1980, "The Executioner, Mack Bolan" books and spinoffs - Able Team, Phoenix Force, Stony Man, and Mack Bolan - have