Movie: In the Name of the Law

Top 10 Billed 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

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

  • Release Date

    1949-03-13

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    7.065

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    Italiano
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