The Law
1959 · Movie · 126 min. · Italy
Marietta, servant of aristocrat Don Cesare, is the bellezza of an Italian town where men gather nightly in the tavern for the 'game of the Law,' selecting one by lot to boss and humiliate the others. Illicit passions abound: the judge's wife pursues Francesco, son of crime boss Matteo, who is after Marietta (so is her brother-in-law); Marietta wants engineer Enrico for a husband, but he claims he's too poor to marry. So she decides to steal herself a dowry! All this may lead to an explosion...and some changes in who dictates 'the law.'
Direction Jules Dassin
Cast Gina Lollobrigida · Pierre Brasseur · Marcello Mastroianni · Raf Mattioli · Teddy Bilis · Melina Mercouri · Yves Montand · Vittorio Caprioli · Lidia Alfonsi · Gianrico Tedeschi · Bruno Carotenuto · Luisa Rivelli · Paolo Stoppa · Nino Vingelli · Edda Soligo
Soundtrack Roman Vlad
Screenplay Jules Dassin · Roger Vailland
Cinematography Otello Martelli
Original title La legge
6.4
149 votes (FilmAffinity)
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