The Day of the Owl Brian Trenchard - Smith he believes he finally has

he believes he finally has landed his big break

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The Day of the Owl Brian Trenchard - Smith he believes he finally hasThe Day of the Owl stars Franco Nero (Django) as a police chief who, while investigating the death of a construction worker, goes up against corrupt officials and a ruthless mafia boss (Lee J. Cobb, On the Waterfront). Adapted from the celebrated novel by Leonardo Sciascia (Illustrious Corpses, Todo Modo), The Day of the Owl was the first book to openly deal with organized crime in Sicily. Director Damiano Damiani followed in the civic minded cinema