Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
The Sicilian Checkmate
TITLE DETAILS

The Sicilian Checkmate

1972-02-03 · 90 min · ★ 5.2

Crime

Taking place almost entirely during a murder trial, the film details in significant detail the deep roots sunk by organised crime into the business and political life of Sicily.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Florestano Vancini
Production companies
Unavailable
Countries
Unavailable
Status
Released

Top Cast

Enrico Maria SalernoEnrico Maria SalernoProsecutor
Gastone MoschinGastone MoschinColonnesi, defense attorney
Riccardo CucciollaRiccardo CucciollaProfessor Salemi
Mario AdorfMario AdorfAmedeo Barrese
Ciccio IngrassiaCiccio IngrassiaFerdinando Giacalone
Aldo GiuffrèAldo GiuffrèGiuseppe Salemi
Michele AbruzzoMichele AbruzzoZaccaria
Ferruccio De CeresaFerruccio De CeresaSenator
Turi FerroTuri FerroJudge Nicola Altofascio
Mariangela MelatoMariangela MelatoRosaria Licata
Guido LeontiniGuido LeontiniVacirca
Elio ZamutoElio ZamutoVerzi
Mico CundariMico Cundari
Julien GuiomarJulien GuiomarCommissario Golino
Georges WilsonGeorges WilsonCrupi
Silvia DionisioSilvia DionisioGiacalone's daughter
Liana TrouchéLiana Trouché
Consalvo Dell'ArtiConsalvo Dell'Arti
Michele GamminoMichele Gammino
Guido CelanoGuido Celano

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

The Day of the Owl
★ 7.1
The Day of the Owl1968Crime

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.

Belly
★ 6.3
Belly1998Crime

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?

The Valachi Papers
★ 6.5
The Valachi Papers1972Crime

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.

Suburra
★ 7.3
Suburra2015Crime

A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.

Piranhas
★ 6.8
Piranhas2019Crime

A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.

Lucky Luciano
★ 6.4
Lucky Luciano1973Crime

Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of the chief of the Mafia. The US Army seems to refrain from interfering.

The Traitor
★ 7.6
The Traitor2019Crime

Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.

Sicilian Letters
★ 6.1
Sicilian Letters2024Crime

Loosely based on real events that took place during Matteo Messina Denaro's thirty years on the run. A disgraced politician is gifted a second chance when secret services involve him in an operation to root out an elusive Mafia boss. Using his personal connection as the Boss' godfather, his task is to get him to reveal his hiding place in their secret letters.

The Big Fake
★ 6.6
The Big Fake2025Crime

Toni Chichiarelli arrives in Rome with the dream of becoming a painter, but his talent leads him elsewhere — from art galleries to state secrets. Between art, crime, and power, his signature ends up everywhere — even in the history of Italy.

Rulers of the City
★ 6.4
Rulers of the City1976Crime

Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day being rich, he is stuck with the dead-end job of beating up borrowers who fall behind in their payments. After meeting up with Napoli, another mob enforcer who's just been fired from his job, the two hatch a plan. Together, they will con mob boss Manzari out of a fortune, after which they can retire and live in luxury. Manzari, however, is not about to let them go so easily.

Boys Cry
★ 6.9
Boys Cry2018Crime

Mirko and Manolo are best friends and live in the suburbs of Rome. They both live in poor conditions with their single parents, are still in school and struggle with occasional odd jobs to make ends meet. Together they share dreams of women, of sex and money, of a better life to come. Then, after killing a man in a hit-and-run one night, they get involved with the local mafia and their lives change dramatically.

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
★ 6.6
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman2021Crime

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.

Find Me Guilty
★ 6.6
Find Me Guilty2006Crime

Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.

The Godfather
★ 8.7
The Godfather1972Crime

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Blood Ties
★ 6.1
Blood Ties2013Crime

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

Absolution
★ 5.9
Absolution2024Crime

An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.

Black Souls
★ 6.8
Black Souls2014Crime

A former narcotics smuggler, now living peaceably in the Calabrian hills, is drawn back into his family’s drug-trade dynasty by his impetuous teenage son.

The Professor
★ 7.1
The Professor1986Crime

Young Franco is imprisoned for murder and rises to become the feared and powerful 'Professor', taking control of Naples' underworld from behind bars.

Mafia Millionaires
★ 6.1
Mafia Millionaires2014Crime

The rise and fall of a Neapolitan criminal clan through the story of a boss and his family, divided between the aspiration for a bourgeois life and the deep impulses of oppression. Thirty years of history of one of the most beautiful and discussed cities in the world, the dream of a boy who is overwhelmed by the desire for power as an end in itself, to become the nightmare of a man and those who live next to him.

Mafia Mamma
★ 6.0
Mafia Mamma2023Crime

A suburban American woman inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire and, guided by the Firm’s trusted consigliere, defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.

Similar titles

Casino
★ 8.0
Casino1995Crime

In Las Vegas, two best friends-a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

The Godfather
★ 8.7
The Godfather1972Crime

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Some Like It Hot
★ 8.1
Some Like It Hot1959Crime

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

The Godfather Part II
★ 8.6
The Godfather Part II1974Crime

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

The Godfather Part III
★ 7.4
The Godfather Part III1990Crime

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
★ 6.4
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead1995Crime

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

Hard to Kill
★ 6.0
Hard to Kill1990Crime

Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death

The Juror
★ 5.7
The Juror1996Crime

Struggling single mother Annie Laird impulsively agrees to serve on a jury, hoping for a little excitement in her humdrum life. But she gets far more than she bargained for when she's forced to sacrifice the truth to save her son from the mob's seductive, psychotic enforcer.

Kung Fu Hustle
★ 7.5
Kung Fu Hustle2004Crime

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

À la lumière d'un doute
Not rated
À la lumière d'un doute2025Crime

Knockaround Guys
★ 6.1
Knockaround Guys2001Crime

Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.

Get Shorty
★ 6.5
Get Shorty1995Crime

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

Beyoğlu Piliçleri
★ 3.3
Beyoğlu Piliçleri1963Crime

Suleyman works at a gas station. One of his customers Kenan, who is a businessman, asks him to be his bodyguard. Suleyman is in love with Oya. Kenan wants to prevent their marriage and makes a plot with his brothel girl Cicek. Cicek has an affair with Suleyman and Kenan takes their photos. As Oya sees the photos, she leaves her job. Kenan gets her to work for his relative Leman who is a tailor. Suleyman quits his work and searches for Oya though without success. Oya gets to know about Leman and Kenan's evil plans and she gets seized on her attempt to escape. Cicek informs Suleyman about Oya's whereabouts. Everybody gets organized to save her and they succeed. Cicek shoots Leman and Kenan at the expense of her own life.

The Dead Pool
★ 6.3
The Dead Pool1988Crime

Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick game to predict such deaths, it may be too late.

The American Friend
★ 7.1
The American Friend1977Crime

Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

Marcelo, la mafia y la estafa
★ 2.0
Marcelo, la mafia y la estafa2012Crime

Despite disowning his Italian past, Marcelo surprisingly inherits all the debts of his late mafioso “nonno”. Now he must learn from the family business to pay all the money he owes to the Korean and Turkish mafia.

The Whole Nine Yards
★ 6.5
The Whole Nine Yards2000Crime

After a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long before a couple of his new neighbours figure out his true identity and come knocking to see if he'd be up for one more hit—suburban style.

To Die For
★ 6.6
To Die For1995Crime

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

GoodFellas
★ 8.5
GoodFellas1990Crime

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
★ 7.4
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai1999Crime

A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.