The Day of the Owl

The Day of the Owl

108 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 17, 1968

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.

The Day of the Owl

108 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 17, 1968

The Day of the Owl
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Les Films Corona, Corona Cinematografica, Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica
Original title Il giorno della civetta
Directors Gianni Siragusa, Gianluigi Calderone, Mino Giarda, Damiano Damiani
Writers Ugo Pirro, Damiano Damiani, Leonardo Sciascia

Cast

Franco Nero

as Captain Bellodi

Claudia Cardinale

as Rosa Nicolosi

Lee J. Cobb

as Don Mariano Arena

Tano Cimarosa

as Zecchinetta

Nehemiah Persoff

as Pizzuco

Serge Reggiani

as Parrinieddu

Ennio Balbo

as Mobster #1 at Banquet

Ugo D'Alessio

as Mobster #2 at Banquet

Fred Coplan

as The Brigadier

Giovanni Pallavicino

as The Marshal of the Carabinieri

Laura De Marchi

as Don Mariano's Daughter

Brizio Montinaro

as The Marshal's Son

Lino Coletta

as Mustachioed Young Man in Don Mariano's House

Vincenzo Falanga

as A Henchman of Don Mariano's

Giuseppe Lauricella

as La Stella