Cosa Nostra: Franco Nero in Three Mafia Tales by Damiano Damiani

Three-disc set includes: Day Of The Owl (Mafia) (1968)Newly-appointed Sicilian police captain Bellodi (Franco Nero) promised justice to now-widowed Rosa Nicolosi (Claudia Cardinale), whose husband had the misfortune to eyewitness a mob hit. Whether he can make good is another matter. As he locks horns with cunning and ruthless regional don Mariano Arena (Lee J. Cobb). Damiano Damiani's acclaimed, groundbreaking poliziotteschi also stars Nehemiah Persoff, Tano Cimarosa. 108 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: NR The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)Unjustly accused and ultimately convicted of a fatal hit-and-run, well-off architect Vanzi (Franco Nero) found himself locked away with the worst kind of hardcases. As his appeal slogs through the courts, he finds that his family wealth will only get him so many favors from either the cons or the corrupt system... and might not buy him enough time before he breaks. Harrowing prison drama co-stars Riccardo Cucciola, Patrizia Adiutori. 106 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: NR How To Kill A Judge (1974)Hard-hitting political thriller from Italy stars Franco Nero as Giacomo Solaris, a provocative filmmaker whose latest opus becomes uncomfortably associated with real-life Mafia assassinations. Investigating the murder of a judge who served as the basis for his film, Solaris must confront the possibility that his picture may be involved in a terrifying conspiracy as more bodies pile up. Marco Guglielmi, Mico Cundari also star. 111 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtracks: Italian, English; Subtitles: English; featurettes; more. In Italian with English subtitles.