La piovra 8 - Lo scandalo (TV 1997)

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

Director:

Giacomo Battiato

Writers:

Umberto Contarello (story), Andrea Porporati (story),

Stars:

Raoul Bova, Anja Kling, Luca Zingaretti

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | ancient temple | flashback | mass murder | flick knife | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Italy Germany Sweden

Language:

Italian English Latin

Release Date:

5 October 1997 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Octopus 8: The Scandal

Filming Locations:

Catania Plain, Sicily, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), Sveriges Television (SVT), Tangram Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

220 min 220 min (2 parts) 195 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Connections

Follows La piovra 6 - L'ultimo segreto (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Raccordi"
Written by Ennio Morricone

User Reviews

This could have stood by itself as a theater film.

La Piovra is a gripping masterpiece of TV crime drama, but Season 8 was in a class of its own. Taking the story back 30 something years to Sicily in the 1950's it follows the story of the corrupt banker Tano Carridi, his childhood, the death of his mother and his education by the grateful Baron Altamura after Tano helps the Baron's kidnapped son escape. The two part series was filmed in Sicily and the stunning exterior locations and interiors get away from the Made for TV look. This film could have been released as a theater film and would have appealed to fans of The Godfather, in fact, the whole 'look' of the film resembles the Sicilian section of the Godfather films, and the location shooting in Sicily gives it a very authentic feel.

Luca Zingarelli, who is best known as Inspector Salvo Montalbano, plays the mafia boss Pietro who didn't get to the top by making friends and influencing people. I would vote this way over and above the usual TV series.