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In the Name of the Law (1949 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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 Urz Il maresciallo Grif
*Turi Pandolfini Don Fif
*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 Macr Il sindaco Leopoldo Pappalardo
*Carmelo Olivero Don Peppino
Awards
The film won 3 Nastro d'Argento: Best Actor (Massimo Girotti), Best Supporting Actor (Saro Urz) and a special award for Pietro Germi.
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