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The Day of the Owl
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.
1968 · Directed by Damiano Damiani · 108 min · Drama · Crime · 8 frames
Tagline
What are 'friends' for...? Why, for murder, terror, extortion, violence and other profitable enterprises!
Crew
- Screenplay: Damiano Damiani, Ugo Pirro
- Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli
- Edited by: Nino Baragli
- Music: Giovanni Fusco
- Production design: Sergio Canevari
- Produced by: Luigi Carpentieri, Ermanno Donati
Cast
- Franco Nero as Captain Bellodi
- Claudia Cardinale as Rosa Nicolosi
- Lee J. Cobb as Don Mariano Arena
- Tano Cimarosa as Zecchinetta
- Nehemiah Persoff as Pizzuco
- Serge Reggiani as Parrinieddu
- Ennio Balbo as Mobster #1 at Banquet
- Ugo D'Alessio as Mobster #2 at Banquet
- Fred Coplan as The Brigadier
- Giovanni Pallavicino as The Marshal of the Carabinieri
Production
- Country: France, Italy
- Language: Italian
- Studios: Les Films Corona, Corona Cinematografica, Panda - Società per l'Industria Cinematografica
- Themes: mafia
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