In the Name of the Law (1949)
In nome della legge
A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia.
- Date of release
- 1949-03-13
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (37)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Pietro Germi
Casting
- Massimo Girotti — Il pretore Guido Schiavi
- Jone Salinas — La baronessa Teresa Lo Vasto
- Camillo Mastrocinque — Il barone Lo Vasto
- Charles Vanel — Massaro Turi Passalacqua
- Saro Urzì — Il maresciallo Grifò
- Turi Pandolfini — Don Fifì
- Peppino Spadaro — Avvocato Faraglia
- Saro Arcidiacono — Il cancelliere
- Ignazio Balsamo — Francesco Messana
- Nanda De Santis — Lorenzina La Scaniota
- Nadia Niver — Bastianedda
- Aldo Sguazzini — Pappalardo
Interesting facts
In the Name of the Law is a 1949 Italian language mafia drama film directed by Pietro Germi. It Is based on Giuseppe Guido Lo Schiavo's novel Piccola pretura. Federico Fellini co-wrote the script. The style of the film is close to Italian neorealism film movement.
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