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The Octopus

The Octopus

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The Octopus

"The fight against the mafia!"

1984- 2001

10 Seasons

48 Episodes

7.8(67 votes)

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Drama

Crime

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Created by: Nicola Badalucco
Lucio Battistrada

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