"La piovra 2" (1985) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Florestano Vancini

Writers:

Odile Barski (writer)
Ennio De Concini (writer)

Release Date:

24 May 1988 (Sweden)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

How far will Corrado go?

Plot:

Part 1 - PAOLA - Police Inspector Cattani fights a losing battle to save his loved daughter's sanity...

Plot Keywords:

Numbered Sequel | Digit In Title | TV Mini-Series | Sequel | Second Part

Cast

Michele Placido	...	Commissario Corrado Cattani
Florinda Bolkan	...	Olga Camastra
Martin Balsam	...	Frank Carrisi
Paul Guers	...	Professor Gianfranco Laudeo
Sergio Fantoni	...	Colonel Ettore Ferretti
Jacques Dacqmine	...	Sebastiano Cannito
Daniel Ceccaldi	...	Dr. Sorbi, the banker
Lara Wendel	...	Ellis, Sorbi's girlfriend
Cariddi Nardulli	...	Paola Cattani
Nicole Jamet	...	Else Cattani
François Périer	...	Avvocato Terrasini
Geoffrey Copleston	...	Alfredo Ravanusa
Massimiliano Iacolucci	...	Massimo Iacolucci, special agent
Fabiola Toledo	...	Girl in the Village Bar
Victor Cavallo	...	Alvaro Marilli

Also Known As:

"Allein gegen die Mafia 2" (West Germany)
"The Octopus 2" (Australia)

Runtime:

Germany:360 min | Italy:384 min (4 parts) | Netherlands:375 min

Country:

Italy | France | UK | West Germany

Language:

Italian | English | French | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Horgen, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland

Company:

A2

Quotes:

Commissario Corrado Cattani: I am a lonely man standing in the middle of a huge cemetery.

Movie Connections:

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