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The Octopus

The Octopus

The fight against the mafia!

19847.810 Seasons48 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Patricia Millardet

Patricia Millardet

Silvia Conti

Remo Girone

Remo Girone

Tano Cariddi

Elena Arvigo

Elena Arvigo

Giulia Mercuri

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Prof. Ottavio Ramonte

Pippo Pattavina

Pippo Pattavina

Senatore Aldo Mercuri

Gilberto Idonea

Gilberto Idonea

Avvocato Edoardo Rittone

Arturo Paglia

Arturo Paglia

Marco Rittone

Gabriele Bocciarelli

Gabriele Bocciarelli

Vanya Marinoff

Giampiero Bianchi

Giampiero Bianchi

Alfredo, marito di Silvia

Hedy Krissane

Hedy Krissane

Hedy, domestico di Mercuri

Themes & Keywords

organized crimemafiacosa nostra

About The Octopus

The Octopus is a drama, crime series that first aired in 1984 exploring themes of organized crime, mafia, cosa nostra. it stars Patricia Millardet, Remo Girone, Elena Arvigo. 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.

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