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In the Name of the Law
In the Name of the Law

In the Name of the Law

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DramaCrime

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A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7.083/10

Release Date

13 March 1949

Country

Italy

Cast

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Il pretore Guido Schiavi

Jone Salinas

Jone Salinas

La baronessa Teresa Lo Vasto

Camillo Mastrocinque

Camillo Mastrocinque

Il barone Lo Vasto

Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Massaro Turi Passalacqua

Saro Urzì

Saro Urzì

Il maresciallo Grifò

Turi Pandolfini

Turi Pandolfini

Don Fifì

Peppino Spadaro

Peppino Spadaro

Avvocato Faraglia

Saro Arcidiacono

Saro Arcidiacono

Il cancelliere

Ignazio Balsamo

Ignazio Balsamo

Francesco Messana

Nanda De Santis

Nanda De Santis

Lorenzina La Scaniota

Nadia Niver

Nadia Niver

Bastianedda

Aldo Sguazzini

Aldo Sguazzini

Pappalardo

Alfio Macrì

Alfio Macrì

Il sindaco Leopoldo Pappalardo

Carmelo Olivieri

Carmelo Olivieri

Don Peppino

Bernardo Indelicato

Bernardo Indelicato

Paolino

Guido Medici

Guido Medici

Il procuratore di Palermo

Franco Navarra

Franco Navarra

Vanni Vetriolo

Pietro Sabella

Pietro Sabella

Gallinella

Natale Cirino

Natale Cirino

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