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The Octopus

1984•10 seasons•48 episodes•★ 7.8

DramaCrime

The fight against the mafia!

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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.

Series details

First air date: 1984
Last air date: 2001
Status: Ended
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 48
Episode runtime: 120 min
Genres: Drama, Crime
Original language: IT
Origin country: IT
Networks: Rai 1, Rai 2
Created by: Nicola Badalucco, Lucio Battistrada
Production: Télécip

Cast

Portrait of Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Davide Licata

Portrait of Raoul Bova

Raoul Bova

Capitano Carlo Arcuti / Vice commissario Gianni Breda

Portrait of Anja Kling

Anja Kling

Barbara Greenberg Altamura

Portrait of Fabrizio Contri

Fabrizio Contri

Barone Francesco Altamura

Portrait of Patricia Millardet

Patricia Millardet

Silvia Conti

Portrait of Laura Marinoni

Laura Marinoni

Seasons

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Season 1

1984

6 episodes

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Season 2

1986

6 episodes

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Season 3

1987

7 episodes

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Tano Cariddi

Portrait of Florinda Bolkan

Florinda Bolkan

Olga Camastra

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Commissario Corrado Cattani

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Ennio Fantastichini

Saverio Bronta

Portrait of Orso Maria Guerrini

Orso Maria Guerrini

Giuseppe Carta

Season 4

1989

6 episodes

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Season 5

1990

5 episodes

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Season 6

1992

6 episodes

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Season 7

1995

6 episodes

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Season 8

1997

2 episodes

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Season 9

1998

2 episodes

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Season 10

2001

2 episodes