In the Name of the Law (1948)
- Original title
- In nome della legge
- Directed by
- Pietro Germi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A newly appointed judge takes on a mafia-controlled town in Sicily. He struggles to uphold the law against powerful local criminals.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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