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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.
In the Name of the Law: Directed by Pietro Germi. With Massimo Girotti, Jone Salinas, Camillo Mastrocinque, Charles Vanel. A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the Mafia.
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- Crime, Drama
- Pietro Germi
- 1949-02-19
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A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia. Pietro Germi. Director, Screenplay. Giuseppe Mangione. Screenplay, Story.
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.
- Pietro Germi
Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema. A mule cart crosses the countryside. Two bandits push the driver off and, when he resists, kill him. The bandits steal the mules…. The town of Capodarso, Sicily. The Baron doesn’t want help from Mafia boss Passalacqua to recover his stolen mules.
Girotti tries to govern by the law, but everyone in the town is used to the corruption, the murders, and the donkey stealing. He has only a few allies: a youngster, one of the police, and Jones Salinas, the baroness.
