Il giorno della civetta

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

Feb 17 1968 M 1h 48m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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.

Plot

Rosa Nicolosi is not the widow of Salvatore Colasberna, the man murdered in the beginning of the movie, but she is in fact the wife of Paolo Nicolosi, the only eyewitness of the murder. Paolo goes missing the same morning as the murder occurs.

Written by

Ugo Pirro, Damiano Damiani, Leonardo Sciascia

Directed by

Damiano Damiani

Cast

Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Lee J. Cobb

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Euro International Film, Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica, Corona Cinematografica, Les Films Corona

Languages

Italiano

Awards

5 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
The Day of the Owl (1968) Original Trailer [HD]
Scores
# of Votes
2,081
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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