La piovra 

Corrado Cattani is a police inspector whose life is devoted to fighting the Italian mafia (known here as "La Piovra" or "The Octopus"). Even as his family and life are being destroyed by ... See full summary »

Creators:

Lucio Battistrada, Massimo De Rita

Stars:

Michele Placido, François Périer, Paul Guers

4 wins.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Michele Placido	...	Commissario Corrado Cattani 25 episodes, 1984-1989
François Périer	...	Avvocato Terrasini 19 episodes, 1984-1987
Paul Guers	...	Professor Gianfranco Laudeo 19 episodes, 1984-1987
Remo Girone	...	Tano Cariddi 13 episodes, 1987-1989
Patricia Millardet	...	Deputy Prosecutor Silvia Conti / ... 12 episodes, 1984-1989
Nicole Jamet	...	Else Cattani 12 episodes, 1984-1986
Florinda Bolkan	...	Contessa Olga Camastra / ... 13 episodes, 1984-1987
Jacques Dacqmine	...	Professor Sebastiano Cannito 12 episodes, 1984-1986
Cariddi McKinnon Nardulli	...	Paola Cattani 12 episodes, 1984-1986
Alice Di Giuseppe	...	Greta Antinari 13 episodes, 1987-1989
Alfredo Chiodi	...	Bodyguard / ... 11 episodes, 1984-1989

Storyline

Corrado Cattani is a police inspector whose life is devoted to fighting the Italian mafia (known here as "La Piovra" or "The Octopus"). Even as his family and life are being destroyed by ruthless criminals, the intrepid comissar keeps fighting...

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Plot Keywords:

poliziottesco | cop murdered | loss of daughter | death of main character | secret plot | 

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Taglines:

Corrado's crusade against the Mafia continues.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

RAI wanted Franco Nero to play Corrado Cattani. But Damiano Damiani insisted on Michele Placido.

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Quotes

Tano Carridi: [after Corrado has entered his house without permission, to see Greta, and finds the girl lying on the floor surrounded by toys] What did you expect to find? A torture chamber?

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Connections

Followed by The Octopus 6 - The Last Secret (1992)

User Reviews

simply the best

La Piovra is simply the best film about the mob. I'm very sad, that only the seasons 1-7 had been shown in German TV. I can't understand, that there is no way to buy it on DVD or on VHS. The series was a big success and I know a lot of people who have watched every repeat of the seasons 1-7, like myself. Only the 6. Season is a little worse than the other ones. The pace is fantastic, even it is a TV-series. The cast and acting is great. Not only fantastic Italian actors had been casted, but a lot of great European actors join the series too, like Bruno Craemer, Rolf Hoppe, Mario Adorf. Now, in 2005 in Germany the first three seasons a released on DVD (German dubbed and Italian) and, as I read in the net, they startet on DVD in Portugal, France and Sweden. In the Netherlands you got the first four seasons in Italian with dutch subtitels. I hope, that this will bring more people to the series.

Details

Country:

Italy France UK West Germany Austria Switzerland

Language:

Italian English French German

Release Date:

11 March 1984 (Italy)

Also Known As:

La piovra

Filming Locations:

Termini Imerese, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rai 1, Télécip, Channel 4 Television Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

402 min 600 min (6 parts) 384 min (4 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Mono Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1