The soundtrack was by riz ortolani and later by ennio morricone, who went on to com. The title of this muchloved series says it all, evoking the image of a secret criminal cabal extending its tentacles into every layer of society. All ten seasons were released in australia on dvd with english subtitles by aztec. It also reminds me of the puppeteer hand in the godfather symbol. The octopus, referring to the mafia is an italian television drama miniseries about the mafia. The title of this classic mafia thriller says it all, evoking the image of a secret criminal culture extending its tentacles into every layer of society. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Season 1, episode 2 march 12, 1984 cattani meets a young countess, whose mother supposedly committed suicide the same night the police commissioner was murdered. This video contains content from lasso group, who has blocked it in your country on grounds. Interview with the acclaimed director of the classic italian mafia tv thriller the octopusla piovra. She vows to put the unscrupulous businessman espinosa, upon whom she lays the blame for the.
Arabic catala english euskera french galician german greek hungarian italian persian polish portuguese portuguese brazilian. By chance i noticed that the brilliant italian series. Actually 4 seasons of the series are available in oz. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 8. After his lover, the beautiful judge silvia conti, recovers somewhat from the shock over his death, she decides to take vengeance and carry on his long standing battle against the mafia. With vittorio mezzogiorno, patricia millardet, remo girone, claudine auger. The octopus tv series 19842001 the movie database tmdb. It explored the tenacious grip of the mafia in sicily hence the title and told the story of one police captains struggle to destroy it.
The original, most realistic, thrilling mafia series. This gritty mafia thriller broke new ground as it explored wars between law enforcement and the. I badly wanted to get it in italian with english subtitles the czech dubbing was. All 10 series have been released in australia on dvd by aztec international entertainment, with english subtitles, having. Police inspector corrado cattani michele placido gets transferred from rome to sicily to clean up the rampant crime and cor. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. The soundtrack was by riz ortolani and later by ennio morricone, who went on to compose music for several. This gritty mafia thriller broke new ground as it explored wars between law enforcement and the global criminal network based in sicily.
This epic mafia thriller explores the criminal culture that extends its tentacles into all of society and features a powerful and evocative score by academy award winning composer ennio morricone cinema paradiso, the good, the bad and the ugly, the mission. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including damiano damiani first season, florestano vancini second season, luigi perelli from the third to the seventh season and again on the tenth season. The title of this classic mafia thriller says it all, evoking the image of a secret criminal cabal extending its tentacles into every layer of. The octopus, referring to the mafia is an italian television drama series about the mafia. Michele placido, martin balsam, bruno cremer, damiano damiani. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. Cattani hides the truth about his daughters disappearance from his wife and colleagues while at the same time fighting opposition in his work place. Watch the octopus episodes online season 1 1989 tv guide. The series premiered on sun mar 11, 1984 on and episode 2 s10e02 last aired on wed jan 17, 2001. The intricate stories of politics, finance, freemasonry, corruption, and organized crime which are told in seasons 5 to 7 19901995 were inspired. The soundtrack was by riz ortolani and later by ennio morricone, who went on to compose music for several sequels. The title of this classic mafia thriller says it all, evoking the image of a secret criminal culture. The title of this classic mafia thriller says it all, evoking the image of a secret criminal cabal extending its tentacles into every layer of society.
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