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The Sicilians (Original title)
Date: 1964 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Ernest Morris

Synopsis: Angelo Di Marco saves himself when on trial by betraying other members of the Mafia. In revenge his son is kidnapped in London. Inspector Webb and Calvin Adams of the American Embassy join forces to find the boy. Di Marco disappears and Adams hunts for him in Paris. He is drugged at the Perrault night club and put on a plane back to England where Webb has found out about a Mrs. Di Marco. They visit her mother in a mental home and get a snapshot. Adams returns to Paris and confronts Madame Perrault. She confesses to being Di Marco's wife and to arranging the kidnapping in order to trap him. Di Marco arrives at the club and is shot in a fight by Perrault, who also belongs to the Mafia.

Genre:
Gangster
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (5)
In: British National Film Catalogue v2 1964
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v2 1964: no known title]Language: English

In: Film and TV Technician v30 n237 November 1964  Page: Supp
Title: [Film and TV Technician - v30 n237 November 1964: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: The Daily Cinema n8979 19 Oct 1964  Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8979 19 Oct 1964: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n371 December 1964  Page: 179
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n371 December 1964: no known title]Language: English

In: Kine Weekly n2977 22 Oct 1964  Page: 8
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2977 22 Oct 1964: no known title]Language: English