The Day of the Owl (Il giorno della civetta) 56 years old

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

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.

Credits

The Day of the Owl Cast

Name Character
Franco Nero He was 26, now 82 years old as Capitano Bellodi
Lee J. Cobb He was 56, 64 years old when he died as Don Mariano Arena
Claudia Cardinale She was 29, now 86 years old as Rosa Nicolosi
Nehemiah Persoff He was 48, now 104 years old as Pizzuco
Tano Cimarosa He was 46, 86 years old when he died as Zecchinetta
Serge Reggiani He was 45, 82 years old when he died as Parrinieddu
Ugo D'Alessio He was 58, 69 years old when he died as il secondo mafioso al banchetto
Ennio Balbo He was 45, 67 years old when he died as il primo mafioso al banchetto
Laura De Marchi She was 31, now 87 years old as La figlia di don Mariano
Giovanni Pallavicino as maresciallo dei Carabinieri
Fred Coplan as il brigadiere
Lino Coletta He was 35, 80 years old when he died as il giovane baffuto in casa di Don Mariano
Brizio Montinaro He was 24, now 80 years old as il figlio del maresciallo

The Day of the Owl Crew

Name Department
Giovanni Fusco as Original Music Composer. He was 61 (61) years old when He died Sound
Luigi Carpentieri as Producer. He was 48 (67) years old when He died Production
Ermanno Donati as Producer. He was 47 (59) years old when He died Production
Tonino Delli Colli as Director of Photography. He was 44 (81) years old when He died Camera
Ugo Pirro as Writer. He was 47 (87) years old when He died Writing
Leonardo Sciascia as Novel. He was 47 (68) years old when He died Writing
The Day of the Owl poster
The Day of the Owl (56 years)

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

  • Release day: Saturday, February 17, 1968
  • Runtime: 108 minutes