In the Name of the Law (1949 film)

In the Name of the Law (Italian: 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 Law
Directed by	Pietro Germi
Written by	Pietro Germi Federico Fellini Giuseppe Mangione Aldo Bizzarri Tullio Pinelli
Produced by	Luigi Rovere
Starring	Massimo Girotti Saro Urzì Jone Solinas
Cinematography	Leonida Barboni
Edited by	Rolando Benedetti
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Distributed by	Lux Film
Release date	13 March 1949 (1949-03-13) (Italian release)
Running time	100 minutes
Language	Italian

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 Urzì – Il maresciallo Grifò
• Turi Pandolfini – Don Fifì
• Umberto Spadaro – L'avvocato Faraglia
• Saro Arcidiacono - Il cancelliere
• Ignazio Balsamo – Francesco Messana
• Nanda De Santis – Lorenzina La Scaniota
• Bernardo Indelicato: Paolino
• Nadia Niver – Bastianedda
• Aldo Sguazzini
• Alfio Macrì – Il sindaco Leopoldo Pappalardo
• Carmelo Olivero – Don Peppino

Awards

The film won 3 Nastro d'Argento: Best Actor (Massimo Girotti), Best Supporting Actor (Saro Urzì) and a special award for Pietro Germi.

External links

• In nome della legge at IMDb