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Director:
Jules Dassin
Writers:
Roger Vailland (novel)
Jules Dassin (writer)
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Release Date:
11 November 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Lollobrigida is the Flame...Montand is the Fuse That Sets Them on Fire! more
Plot:
Illicit passions pervade an Italian town, where men gather nightly for the cynical "game of the law." full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Gina Lollobrigida ... Marietta
Pierre Brasseur ... Don Cesare
Marcello Mastroianni ... Enrico Tosso, the Engineer
Melina Mercouri ... Donna Lucrezia

Yves Montand ... Matteo Brigante
Raf Mattioli ... Francesco Brigante
Vittorio Caprioli ... Attilio, the Inspector
Lidia Alfonsi ... Giuseppina
Gianrico Tedeschi ... First Loafer
Nino Vingelli ... Pizzaccio
Bruno Carotenuto ... Balbo
Luisa Rivelli ... Elvira
Anna Maria Bottini ... Maria
Anna Arena ... Anna, Attilio's wife
Edda Soligo ... Giulia
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La loi (France)
The Law
Where the Hot Wind Blows! (USA)
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Runtime:
126 min | Spain:115 min | USA:114 min | Argentina:121 min | UK:114 min | West Germany:105 min
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Carpino, Foggia, Apulia, Italy more
Company:
Le Groupe des Quatre more

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Trivia:
Both Carol Baker and Scilla Gabel had been contacted to play Marietta's part. more
Soundtrack:
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Feudal Society, 3 July 2008
7/10
Author: esteban hernandez from Italy

The director Jules Dassin was able to draw well the reality of a small village in Southern Italy, where the existing rules were applied with a double standard. The priest was very much concerned with the attitude of Marietta (Gina Lollobrigida), but not with other situations affecting the town. The game called "la legge" (the law) was not an entertainment instead it was a weapon of intimidation. It appears to be as the behavior of strong animals showing their powers over weak ones. This is an old film, which could be useful to be shown in Italy again. Dassin was able to show various details and characters of the life in the village: the patriarch (Pierre Brasseur), the "pidgeon" (Yves Montand), the man of well-doing (Mastroianni), plus the lady of the family or la Donna(Melina Mercouri) and Marietta, likely to be a kind of spoiled Cinderella. All these ingredients put coherently in an interesting plot made the film attractive to be seen and not only once.

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