The Day of the Owl (1968)

Original title

Il giorno della civetta

Directed by

Damiano Damiani

Genre

drama film, crime thriller film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

16

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 122 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Carabinieri officer investigates a murder in a small Sicilian town. He must work against the Mafia's code of silence and the complicity of the local community.

suspensefulgrittytenseatmosphericslow-burnbleakseriousmethodical

What happens

The Day of the Owl (Italian: Il giorno della civetta, released in the United States as Mafia) is a 1968 crime drama film directed by Damiano Damiani, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Leonardo Sciascia, adapted for the screen by Damiani and Ugo Pirro. It stars Franco Nero, Claudia Cardinale, and Lee J. Cobb. Set in a small Sicilian town, the story follows a Carabinieri chief investigating a murder, hampered by the deep-seated presence of the Mafia that perpetuates a culture of silence. An Italian and French co-production, the film was shown in competition at the 1968 Berlin International Film Festival and won three David di Donatello Awards: Best Film, Best Actor for Franco Nero, and Best Actress for Claudia Cardinale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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