The Day of the Owl

You arrive in a Sicilian village to investigate a murdered contractor and uncover a silent system pulling even outsiders under. The air smells of salt and compromise. Damiani frames the Mafia not as monsters but as the town’s quiet operating system.

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Damiano Damiani directed The Day of the Owl in 1968. See Damiano Damiani's full filmography, where to start with Damiano Damiani, or where to go after you've seen everything by Damiano Damiani.

The Day of the Owl was released in 1968 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.