In 1966 he directed '' A Bullet for the General '' , one of the first and one of the most notable " political " Spaghetti Westerns . In 1968 , with '' The Day of the Owl '' , he started a series of films in which social criticism , often related to the connections between politics and crime , was mixed with spectacular plots . His 1971 film '' Confessions of a Police Captain '' won the Golden Prize at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival . In 1973 Damiani débuted as an actor , playing Giovanni Amendola in Florestano Vancini 's '' The Matteotti Murder '' . He was known to cult horror film fans for directing '' Amityville II : The Possession '' in 1982 for Dino de Laurentiis
7th Moscow International Film Festival
7th Moscow International Film Festival
Damiano Damiani