---
title: 'In the Name of the Law (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pietro Germi'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-the-name-of-the-law-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041506/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# In the Name of the Law (1948)

1948 · 101 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: In nome della legge

## Synopsis

In the Name of the Law is a 1949 Italian language mafia drama film directed by Pietro Germi. It Is based on Giuseppe Guido Lo Schiavo's novel Piccola pretura. Federico Fellini co-wrote the script. The style of the film is close to Italian neorealism film movement.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pietro Germi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-germi)
- **Screenplay:** [Pietro Germi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-germi), [Federico Fellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/federico-fellini), [Tullio Pinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tullio-pinelli), [Giuseppe Mangione](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-mangione)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Rustichelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rustichelli)
- **Producer:** [Luigi Rovere](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-rovere)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leonida Barboni](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonida-barboni)
- **Editor:** [Rolando Benedetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolando-benedetti)

## Cast

- [Ignazio Balsamo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ignazio-balsamo)
- [Saro Urzì](https://cinepixo.com/people/saro-urzi)
- [Jone Salinas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jone-salinas)
- [Massimo Girotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-girotti)
- [Lando Buzzanca](https://cinepixo.com/people/lando-buzzanca)
- [Charles Vanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vanel)
- [Camillo Mastrocinque](https://cinepixo.com/people/camillo-mastrocinque)
- [Turi Pandolfini](https://cinepixo.com/people/turi-pandolfini)
- [Saro Arcidiacono](https://cinepixo.com/people/saro-arcidiacono)
- [Umberto Spadaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-spadaro)

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