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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. 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.
Original Release
02/17/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudia Cardinale | Rosa Nicolosi |
Franco Nero | Capt. Bellodi / Captain Bellodi |
Lee J. Cobb | Don Mariano Arena |
Tano Cimarosa | Zecchinetta |
Nehemiah Persoff | Pizzuco |
Ennio Balbo | First Mafioso at the Banquet / Mobster #1 at Banquet |
Ugo D'Alessio | Second Mafioso at the Banquet / Mobster #2 at Banquet |
Fred Coplan | Brigadier / The Brigadier |
Giovanni Pallavicino | Police Sergeant / The Marshal of the Carabinieri |
Giuseppe Lauricella | La Stella |
Directors
Writers
Damiano Damiani, Ugo Pirro, Leonardo Sciascia
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudia Cardinale | Rosa Nicolosi |
Franco Nero | Capt. Bellodi / Captain Bellodi |
Lee J. Cobb | Don Mariano Arena |
Tano Cimarosa | Zecchinetta |
Nehemiah Persoff | Pizzuco |
Ennio Balbo | First Mafioso at the Banquet / Mobster #1 at Banquet |
Ugo D'Alessio | Second Mafioso at the Banquet / Mobster #2 at Banquet |
Fred Coplan | Brigadier / The Brigadier |
Giovanni Pallavicino | Police Sergeant / The Marshal of the Carabinieri |
Giuseppe Lauricella | La Stella |
Vincenzo Falanga | Colosimo / A Henchman of Don Mariano's |
Laura De Marchi | Daughter of Don Mariano / Don Mariano's Daughter |
Brizio Montinaro | Son of Marshal / The Marshal's Son |
Vincenzo Norvese | The Man with a Motorcycle |
Serge Reggiani | Parrinieddu |
Adalberto Spadoni | |
Gaetano Di Leo | Carabiniere |
Rosanna Lopapero | Caterina |
Giuseppe Namio | Pizzuco's Assistant |
Carmen Morales | Young Moustachioed Man with Don Mariano / Mustachioed Young Man in Don Mariano's House |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Luigi Carpentieri | Producer |
Ermanno Donati | Producer |