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In the Name of the Italian People
In the Name of the Italian People

In the Name of the Italian People

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ComedyDramaCrime

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An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

18 December 1971

Country

Italy

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi

Mariano Bonifazi

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Lorenzo Santenocito

Ely Galleani

Ely Galleani

Silvana Lazzorini

Yvonne Furneaux

Yvonne Furneaux

Lavinia Santenocito

Michele Cimarosa

Michele Cimarosa

Maresciallo Casciatelli

Renato Baldini

Renato Baldini

Ragionier Cerioni

Pietro Tordi

Pietro Tordi

Professor Rivaroli

Maria Teresa Albani

Maria Teresa Albani

Silvana's mother

Checco Durante

Checco Durante

Archivist Pironti

Simonetta Stefanelli

Simonetta Stefanelli

'Giugi' Santenocito

Edda Ferronao

Edda Ferronao

Cameriera di Santenocito

Enrico Ragusa

Enrico Ragusa

Riziero Santenocito

Piero Nuti

Piero Nuti

Santenocito's Lawyer

Franco Angrisano

Franco Angrisano

Giudice Colombo (as Franco Angrisani)

Gianfilippo Carcano

Gianfilippo Carcano

Silvana's Father

Claudio Trionfi

Claudio Trionfi

TV journalist

Francesco D'Adda

Francesco D'Adda

Lipparini - the registrar

Vanni Castellani

Vanni Castellani

Sirio Roscioni - Silvana's fiancé

Enrico Ameri

Enrico Ameri

Self (voice)

Marcella Di Falco

Marcella Di Falco

Secretary of Santenocito

Paolo Paoloni

Paolo Paoloni

Psychiatrist

Franca Scagnetti

Franca Scagnetti

Porter

Rossella Bergamonti

Rossella Bergamonti

Flora (uncredited)

Bruno Bertocci

Bruno Bertocci

Man at the awards ceremony during the newsreel (uncredited)

Veriano Ginesi

Veriano Ginesi

Handyman in Law Courts (uncredited)

Franco Magno

Franco Magno

TV Man (uncredited)

Giuseppe Marrocco

Giuseppe Marrocco

Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited)

Alberto Postorino

Alberto Postorino

Carabiniere

Franca Ridolfi

Franca Ridolfi

Doris Darrill (uncredited)

Mario Silvestri

Mario Silvestri

Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited)

Antonio Spaccatini

Antonio Spaccatini

Del Tomaso's Lawyer (uncredited)

Giò Stajano

Giò Stajano

Floriano Roncherini (uncredited)

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