The Day of the Owl
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“What are 'friends' for...? Why, for murder, terror, extortion, violence and other profitable enterprises!”
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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Cast
18 people
Franco Nero
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Claudia Cardinale
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Lee J. Cobb
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Fred Coplan
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Damiano Damiani Director · Ugo Pirro Screenplay Leonardo Sciascia Author
First release February 17, 1968 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Corona Cinematografica, Panda - Società per l'Industria Cinematografica
Production
Les Films Corona
Production
Corona Cinematografica
Production
Panda - Società per l'Industria Cinematografica
Production
Euro International Film (EIA)
Production
Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il giorno della civetta
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 17, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 29, 1968 · Limited theatrical · Italian · Berlin International Film Festival
May 15, 1970 · Theatrical · German · Progress (East Germany)
Hungary
September 18, 1969 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 17, 1968 · TV
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