Salvatore Giuliano Page #3

Brigadier.

Rosario Terranova.

Block that street

with two squadrons. Quick!

Move!

Get back.

My son! Blood of my blood!

Does the magistrate wish to proceed?

Of course.

Make way, please!

Please!

Ma'am, do you recognize your son?

Yes. Salvatore Giuliano.

I gave birth to my son 28 years ago.

My son! My Turiddu!

My Turiddu!

for an autonomous Sicilian government.

The people's party is victorious.

A few months earlier;

a farmers'movement had arisen;

espousing agrarian reform

and the occupation of feudal land.

Hey;you. Come here.

- Do you know me?

- Sure.

You must come with us.

Turiddu Giuliano wants to talk to you.

- Me?

- Yes, you.

- What does he want?

- To talk to you.

- Where is he?

- At the top of the mountain.

- What about my goats?

- Take them back to town.

- Where will I leave them?

- Take this money and hire someone.

Listen:
Not a word to anyone,

and come right back.

- What are we still doing here?

- Just wait and be quiet.

- You know how to use this?

- No, I haven't done military service.

I'll teach you.

This is how you load,

and this is how you shoot.

You do this to fire again,

and this way it won't shoot.

Got it?

Let's go, boys.

Stay here with the others.

- What did Giuliano say?

- Tomorrow, May 1 st,

we're going to Portella della Ginestra

to shoot at the communists.

- Why?

- I don't know.

He said the day of our freedom

has come at last.

That's what he wants,

so that's what we'll do.

Comrades, friends, workers,

every May 1 st,

fascism or no fascism,

we've always come here.

There used to be only a few of us,

but now we're a force

to be reckoned with.

And we proved it in the election

for the Sicilian parliament,

with a well-deserved victory

by the people's party.

That was a great first victory,

but it was only the beginning.

And they'll have to do more

than just give us land.

They have to give us

seeds, tools and plows!

We need tools, roads and houses.

They have to give us running water

and electricity in the countryside.

We have to bring civilization

to the rural areas.

We want our children

to learn to read and write,

to defeat the shame of illiteracy.

Because of our ignorance,

we are the victims of injustice.

We are all victims

of the establishment.

We want our children

to learn to read -

Was this one there?

Yes, he was there too.

He was next to me.

He told me to start shooting.

He saw I wasn't shooting and said,

"Idiot, why aren't you shooting?"

Go on.

He snatched the gun from my hand.

He said, "You idiot! You're 20 years old

and you can't shoot a gun!"

He told me to go back to town

and never show my face again.

- How much did Giuliano pay you?

- Nothing.

How many times do I have to tell you?

They only paid those who shot.

I want to go home!

I didn't do anything, Marshal!

Let me go home!

I didn't do anything!

I didn't kill anybody!

I want to go home!

I didn't kill anybody!

Don't waste your tears.

You can thank Giuliano.

Then arrest him,

and not us poor shepherds!

Quiet!

In July of 1950; Salvatore Giuliano

was just a name on a tombstone.

Since the long-ago days

of Portella della Ginestra;

other crimes had been added

to the list of the band's activities.

Giuliano had continued

to kidnap; blackmail and kill.

A hundred carabinieri and policemen

had died fighting him.

Between 1947 and 1949; the government

replaced dozens of politicians

and four top police inspectors;

but the outlaw was unstoppable.

Only a few reporters

had been able to reach him;

to the astonishment

of the public at large.

On August 19; 1949; at Bellolampo;

at the gates of Palermo;

six carabinieri died in an ambush

and 11 more were wounded.

The government

adopted extreme measures

and instituted the Outlaw Repression

Corps; headed by Colonel Luca.

After 11 months;

a large number of the outlaws

in the band were captured or killed;

and Giuliano met his end.

The only one left was Giuliano's

right-hand man; Gaspare Pisciotta.

Ma'am, we know that Gaspare

Pisciotta is hiding in this house.

If you love your son,

tell him to come out.

- What's up there?

- Another attic.

- Sir, we've checked everywhere.

- Nothing.

All right. Let's go.

Give me that.

Let's go.

Take all your men out.

We're not moving.

Sooner or later,

your son will come out.

Ma'am, I'm a policeman,

and I catch my outlaws alive.

Pisciotta, come on out!

We know you're here!

Son, come out,

for your own good!

I want to make a declaration

that will interest the world at large.

I'll question you in good time.

Silence!

Your Honor,

recent newspaper articles suggest

that we should question

the defendant as soon as possible.

Defendant Gaspare Pisciotta

was questioned in Palermo

by the delegate at the inquiry

before the court of appeals.

I didn't say that my client,

Gaspare Pisciotta, should be questioned.

I said that he intends to say things

that I know nothing about.

Pisciotta,

is this statement strictly relevant

to the case we are now trying

regarding the massacre

at Portella della Ginestra?

My attorney will advise the court

as to what I want to say.

These matters have nothing to do

with the case we are trying.

Your Honor, if you don't read it,

how can we determine that?

- Quiet, please.

- Just read the letter.

Quiet.

Take your seats, please.

"Dear Sir, as I see in you

a conscientious and honest man,

and as I trust you implicitly,

please allow me,

as time is of the essence,

to inform you of the following:

As I discussed and confirmed

with authorities,

it was I who killed Giuliano.

I reserve the right to discuss

the matter in court in Viterbo. "

As you can see, this has

nothing to do with our trial.

"Finally, in the evening, Giuliano

gathered us together and spoke.

He said we would shortly

all be leaving with him

to go to Portella della Ginestra,

where, the following morning,

we would fire on some communists

gathering there.

But, unless my memory fails me,

he never explained why

he intended to carry out

this criminal deed. "

I'm reading your deposition

because these are your words.

- I don't remember anything.

- What do you mean?

You even signed it with an X.

Do you recognize this?

All X's look the same.

Did you sign it

before the judge or not?

I'm innocent. I don't even know

where Portella della Ginestra is.

I said those things because

I was afraid they would beat me.

I demand we ask the defendant

how he was treated prior to questioning.

Quiet.

Were you friends with the men

behind these bars?

Were they your friends?

Did you know them?

I don't know anybody.

I've never known anybody.

You were born

and raised in Montelepre.

You must know someone,

if only as a neighbor!

I was raised in Montelepre,

but I don't know anybody!

Very well. Get out of here.

The boy learned his lesson well.

Another X.

You were first questioned

by the carabinieri in Montelepre,

and in Palermo you confirmed

your confession before the judge, right?

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