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

The Day of the Owl

1968 1h 48m 7.1
DramaCrime

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.

Top cast

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Captain Bellodi

Claude Cardinale

Claude Cardinale

Rosa Nicolosi

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Don Mariano Arena

Tano Cimarosa

Tano Cimarosa

Zecchinetta

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Pizzuco

Serge Reggiani

Serge Reggiani

Parrinieddu

Ennio Balbo

Ennio Balbo

Mobster #1 at Banquet

Ugo D'Alessio

Ugo D'Alessio

Mobster #2 at Banquet

Fred Coplan

The Brigadier

Giovanni Pallavicino

Giovanni Pallavicino

The Marshal of the Carabinieri

Laura De Marchi

Laura De Marchi

Don Mariano's Daughter

Brizio Montinaro

Brizio Montinaro

The Marshal's Son

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