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The Day of the Owl (Italian: Il giorno della civetta, released in the United States as Mafia) is a 1968 Italian–French crime drama film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Leonardo Sciascia, adapted for the screen by Damiani and Ugo Pirro.
THE DAY OF THE OWL (Damiano Damiani, 1968) *** Being the first of a series of expose' films directed by Damiano Damiani and starring Franco Nero, this was more sober than the rest - with few of the typical "Euro-Crime" trappings - even receiving some accolades when it emerged; it's really a police procedural, with the only action sequence ...
- (1.9K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Damiano Damiani
- 1970
The Day of the Owl (Italian: Il giorno della civetta [il ˈdʒorno della tʃiˈvetta]) is a crime novel about the Sicilian Mafia by Leonardo Sciascia, finished in 1960 and published in 1961.
- Leonardo Sciascia, Archibald Colquhoun, Arthur Oliver, George Scialabba
- 1961
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.
- (1.9K)
- Damiano Damiani
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- (91)
- Franco Nero
- Damiano Damiani
A Sicilian crime kingpin uses his considerable influence to stifle an Italian police captain's murder investigation.
- Drama
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. Damiano Damiani. Director, Screenplay. Leonardo Sciascia.
