Film · 1968

The Day of the Owl

Name: The Day of the Owl
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1968-02-17
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Cast: Franco Nero, Claudia Cardinale, Lee J. Cobb, Tano Cimarosa, Nehemiah Persoff

1h 48mDirected by Damiano Damiani

Drama
Crime

What are 'friends' for...? Why, for murder, terror, extortion, violence and other profitable enterprises!

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.

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Cast

Franco NeroCaptain Bellodi
Claudia CardinaleRosa Nicolosi
Lee J. CobbDon Mariano Arena
Tano CimarosaZecchinetta
Nehemiah PersoffPizzuco
Serge ReggianiParrinieddu
Ennio BalboMobster #1 at Banquet
Ugo D'AlessioMobster #2 at Banquet
Fred CoplanThe Brigadier
Giovanni PallavicinoThe Marshal of the Carabinieri
Laura De MarchiDon Mariano's Daughter
Brizio MontinaroThe Marshal's Son

Details

Director: Damiano Damiani
Writer: Ugo Pirro, Damiano Damiani
Novel: Leonardo Sciascia
Music: Giovanni Fusco
Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli
Editor: Nino Baragli
Producer: Ermanno Donati, Luigi Carpentieri
Release: February 17, 1968
Runtime: 1h 48m
Language: Italian
Studio: Les Films Corona, Corona Cinematografica, Panda - Società per l'Industria Cinematografica
TMDB score: 7.1 / 10 from 128 votes