The Law (1958)
- Original title
- La legge
- Directed by
- Jules Dassin
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Italy, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a small Italian coastal town, a group of locals clash with a powerful landowner over land and tradition. The arrival of an outsider stirs up old tensions and new desires.
tensesultryslow-burnmelodramaticatmosphericintensebroodingsocially charged
What happens
The Law (Italian: La legge, French: La Loi and originally released in America as Where the Hot Wind Blows) is a 1959 French-Italian film directed by Jules Dassin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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