The Magistrate (1959)

Original title

Il magistrato

Directed by

Luigi Zampa

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A judge works through cases in an unnamed Italian city. The film follows his professional life and the personal cost of his decisions.

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What happens

The Magistrate (Italian: Il magistrato) is a 1959 Italian-language drama film directed by Luigi Zampa. It was a co-production with Spain and France. Spaniard José Suárez stars in the film, which was shot in Madrid (exterior locations Plaza de España, Plaza Mayor, Parque del Oeste), with a French, Italian and Spanish cast. The name of the Italian city where the action takes place is never mentioned. It is one of a handful of mid-20th century films that focused on a "judge and his work" (emphasis supplied). One review of Italian films called it "sometimes tending towards demagogy". A 21-year-old Claudia Cardinale played the role of Orlando's wife in the film. The film was "moderately successful". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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