La piovra 8 - Lo scandalo (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Giacomo Battiato

Writers:

Umberto Contarello (story) and
Andrea Porporati (story) ...

Release Date:

5 October 1997 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The history of Italian Maffia from the 1950s to the 1960s - a prequel to the events told in "La Piovra" other mini-series. |

Plot Keywords:

Accidental Killing | Drug Trafficking | Mafia | Marriage | Mass Murder

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Raoul Bova	...	Capt. Carlo Arcuti
Anja Kling	...	Barbara Greenberg Altamura
Luca Zingaretti	...	Pietro Favignana
Fabrizio Contri	...	Francesco Altamura
Primo Reggiani	...	Tano Tanuzzu / Cariddi
Andrea Lorina	...	Paul Altamura
Mietta	...	Rosaria Albanese
Ferdinando Murolo	...	Toni Marciano (as Nando Murolo)
Vincenzo Peluso	...	Saro Viccari
Luigi Maria Burruano	...	Teti, a lawyer
Ramona Badescu	...	Maria Cariddi
Tony Sperandeo	...	Turi Mondello
Emilio Bonucci	...	Riccardo Mascarino, MoP
Sebastiano Lo Monaco	...	Torrisi, a lawyer
Renato Mori	...	Don Albanese

Also Known As:

The Octopus 8 (Australia)

Runtime:

220 min (2 parts) | Portugal:195 min (DVD)

Country:

Italy | Germany | Sweden

Language:

Italian | English | Latin

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Catania Plain, Sicily, Italy

Company:

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)

Trivia:

Reached an audience of 8,438,000 viewers when first shown on Italian television.

Movie Connections:

Followed by La piovra 9 - Il patto (1998) (TV)

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