Is The Day of the Owl scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Day of the Owl end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Day of the Owl sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Day of the Owl easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Day of the Owl violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Day of the Owl

Name: The Day of the Owl
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1968
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Franco Nero, Claudia Cardinale, Lee J. Cobb, Tano Cimarosa, Nehemiah Persoff

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

Directed by Damiano Damiani

Produced by Les Films Corona, Corona Cinematografica

1968108 min7.1 / 10

A morally corrosive crime drama about institutional corruption and the inescapable reach of organized crime, told with deliberate ambiguity about complicity and resistance.

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.

Clusters

Revenge Gone Wrong Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Corruption and Distrust Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Mafia

Questions people ask

Is The Day of the Owl scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Day of the Owl end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Day of the Owl sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Day of the Owl easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Day of the Owl violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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