The Day of the Owl Blu-ray

Release Year: 1968

Runtime: 108 min

Director: Damiano Damiani

Cast: Franco Nero, Claudia Cardinale, Lee J. Cobb, Tano Cimarosa, Nehemiah Persoff

Studios: Les Films Corona, Corona Cinematografica, Panda - Società per l'Industria Cinematografica

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.

Special Features:

2K restoration

2K restoration of the film from the original negative presented in the original Italian version (109 mins) and the shorter export cut with English audio (103 mins)

Original uncompressed mono PCM audio

Original uncompressed mono PCM audio

New interview with Franco Nero

New interview with Franco Nero, featuring archive footage of Damiano Damiani and Leonardo Sciascia (2022, 17 mins)

Archival Interview with Franco Nero

Archival Interview with Franco Nero, writer Ugo Pirro and production manager Lucio Trentini (2006, 27 mins)

Identity Crime - Slice

Identity Crime - Slice: Filmmaker and Italian crime cinema expert Mike Malloy discusses The Day of the Owl in the context of the formation of the Italian crime film genre (2022, 20 mins)

Casting Cobb: A Tale of Two Continents

Casting Cobb: A Tale of Two Continents: A video essay by filmmaker Howard S. Berger looking at actor Lee J. Cobb’s career transition from Hollywood to Italy and the arch-father

Technical Specifications:

• 1080p
• Mono
• Dolby Audio