The Day of the Owl (film)
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Directed by | Damiano Damiani |
Screenplay by | Damiano Damiani Ugo Pirro |
Produced by | Luigi Carpentieri Ermanno Donati |
Starring | Claudia Cardinale |
Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
Edited by | Nino Baragli |
Music by | Giovanni Fusco |
Distributed by | Corona Cinematografica |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The Day of the Owl (Italian: Il giorno della civetta) (also known as Mafia) is a 1968 Italian mafia crime thriller film directed by Damiano Damiani.[1]
Inspired by Leonardo Sciascia's novel with same title, it stars Claudia Cardinale and Franco Nero. It was released in USA in 1970. The film was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- Claudia Cardinale ... Rosa Nicolosi
- Franco Nero ... Captain Bellodi
- Lee J. Cobb ... Don Mariano Arena
- Tano Cimarosa ... Zecchinetta (as Gaetano Cimarosa)
- Nehemiah Persoff ... Pizzuco
- Serge Reggiani ... Parrinieddu
- Ennio Balbo
- Ugo D'Alessio
- Fred Coplan
- Giovanni Pallavicino
- Giuseppe Lauricella
- Vincenzo Falanga
- Laura De Marchi ... Daughter of Don Mariano
- Brizio Montinaro
- Lino Coletta
- Vincenzo Norvese
Releases
Wild East released this under the title "Mafia" on a limited edition R0 NTSC DVD alongside I Am the Law in 2010.
References
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Awards for Il giorno della civetta". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
External links
Categories:
- 1968 films
- Italian films
- Italian-language films
- Giallo films
- Films set in Sicily
- Films about the Sicilian Mafia
- Poliziotteschi films
- 1960s crime thriller films
- 1960s mystery films
- Films directed by Damiano Damiani
- Films based on works by Leonardo Sciascia
- Films based on Italian novels
- Screenplays by Ugo Pirro
- Crime thriller film stubs
- 1960s Italian film stubs