In the Name of the Law (1949 film)
| In the Name of Law | |
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| Directed by | Pietro Germi |
| Produced by | Luigi Rovere |
| Written by |
Pietro Germi Federico Fellini Giuseppe Mangione Aldo Bizzarri Tullio Pinelli |
| Starring |
Massimo Girotti Saro Urzì Jone Solinas Lando Buzzanca |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Cinematography | Leonida Barboni |
| Edited by | Rolando Benedetti |
| Distributed by | Lux Film |
Release dates |
November 22, 1950 (Italian release) |
Running time | 100 min |
| Language | Italian |
In the Name of the Law (or In nome della legge) 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.
Cast
- 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
- Umberto Spadaro - L'avvocato Faraglia
- Saro Arcidiacono - Il cancelliere
- Ignazio Balsamo - Francesco Messana
- Nanda De Santis - Lorenzina La Scaniota
- Nadia Niver - Bastianedda
- Aldo Sguazzini
- Alfio Macrì - Il sindaco Leopoldo Pappalardo
- Carmelo Olivero - Don Peppino
Awards
The film won 3 Nastro d'Argento: Best Actor (Massimo Girotti), Best Supporting Actor (Saro Urzì) and a special award for Pietro Germi.
External links
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