The Octopus (1984)
The fight against the mafia!
An epic crime saga of power, money, violence and corruption. The mafia controls everything through local and international networks like an octopus, and anyone who tries to bring them down pays the ultimate price.
The Octopus: Season 1 - 6 Episode s
1x1 - Episode 1
March 11, 1984
Corrado Cattani replaces the murdered Palermo chief of police Marineo.
1x2 - Episode 2
March 6, 1989
Cattani discovers what happened the night Marineo was murdered, but the information is dangerous.
1x3 - Episode 3
March 12, 1989
Cattani focuses his investigation on rich business men, while his private life is getting more and more difficult.
1x4 - Episode 4
March 13, 1989
Cattani sets a trap for some of the key mafia players, resulting in the kidnapping of his only daughter.
1x5 - Episode 5
March 19, 1989
Cattani hides the truth about his daughters disappearance from his wife and colleagues while at the same time fighting opposition in his work place.
1x6 - Episode 6
March 19, 1984
Cattani tries to settle the score with his enemies.
Actors in The Octopus
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Davide Licata
Raoul Bova
Vice-commissario Gianni Breda
Florinda Bolkan
Olga Camastra
Stefan Danailov
Nazareno 'Nuzzo' Marciano
François Périer
Avvocato Terrasini
Patricia Millardet
Silvia Conti, Silvia Conti, Deputy Prosecutor
Elena Arvigo
Giulia Mercuri, Aldo's Daughter, Giulia Mercuri
Remo Girone
Tano Cariddi
Rolf Hoppe
Professor Ramonte, Prof. Ottavio Ramonte
Pippo Pattavina
Senatore Aldo Mercuri
Gilberto Idonea
Avvocato Edoardo Rittone
Arturo Paglia
Marco Rittone
Gabriele Bocciarelli
Vanya Marinoff
Giampiero Bianchi
Alfredo, marito di Silvia
Hedy Krissane
Hedy, domestico di Mercuri
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