The Day of the Owl (1968)

Name: The Day of the Owl
Director: Damiano Damiani
Released: 1968-02-17
Rating: 7.083
Cast: Franco Nero, Claudia Cardinale, Lee J. Cobb, Tano Cimarosa, Nehemiah Persoff

DramaCrime

108 min

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

Plot Summary

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.