The Day of the Owl (1968)

Review: The Day of the Owl (1968)

Director: Damiano Damiani

Cast: Franco Nero, Claudia Cardinale, Lee J. Cobb, Tano Cimarosa, Nehemiah Persoff,

Franco Nero
Franco Nero
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Tano Cimarosa
Tano Cimarosa
Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff

Plot: 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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Organized crime, political corruption and bourgeois complicity: four Italian Mafia movies

Organized crime, political corruption and bourgeois complicity: four Italian Mafia movies

Radiance maintains its high standard with a pair of releases devoted to Italian films which tackle the intricate interconnections between organized crime, politics and civil society. Cosa Nostra (1968-75) is a three-disk set of collaborations […]

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