Il prefetto di ferro (1977)

Director:

Pasquale Squitieri

Writers:

Arrigo Petacco (novel), Arrigo Petacco,

Stars:

Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale, Stefano Satta Flores

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Giuliano Gemma	...	Prefetto Cesare Mori
Claudia Cardinale	...	Anna Torrisi
Stefano Satta Flores	...	Magg. Spano
Massimo Mollica
Rossella Rusconi	...	Angela Mori
Rik Battaglia	...	Antonio Capecelatro
Lina Sastri
Enzo Fisichella	...	On. Galli
Salvatore Billa	...	Francesco Dino
Benito Artesi
Gianni Anzellotti
Loris Bazzocchi
Giulio Donnini
Vespasiano D'Amico
Mario Granato

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

italian fascism | cosa nostra | bandit | sicily | palermo italy | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | History | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

23 September 1977 (Italy)

Also Known As:

I Am the Law

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rizzoli Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)

User Reviews

Perfect Movie!

This is not a movie depicting the new Italian kingdom in the 19th century , it`s an absolutely true story about the struggle against the Sicilian Mafia. In 1925 Mussolini, who came to power 3 years ago, sent Cesare Mori/1872-1942/ to Sicily, as a police prefect, with the task of whiping the Mafia out.The Fascist regime was concerned about its power and influence, so the following 4 years entered the history as the time of the "Iron Prefect", who arrested and convicted over 2 000 mafiosi. His brave struggle ended in 1929, when he was dismissed and appointed senator in Rome, mainly because he attacked high-ranking Fascist officials, who were deeply involved with the Mafia. They proved to be too powerful to struggle against and Mori lost the war after winning so many battles /including the conviction of don Vito Cascio Ferro, the first known Capo di tutti Cappi/