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I Am the Law
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I Am the Law

1977-09-23 · 113 min · ★ 6.6

Drama · History · Thriller

Sicily, Fascist Italy, 1925. Dictator Benito Mussolini appoints Cesare Mori, a man as tough as he is honest, as the new police prefect of Palermo and entrusts him with the arduous task of putting an end to the Mafia, a sinister criminal organization that has sown terror on the island for centuries.

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Directors
Pasquale Squitieri
Production companies
Rizzoli Film
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Giuliano GemmaGiuliano GemmaMori
Claudia CardinaleClaudia CardinaleAnna
Stefano Satta FloresStefano Satta FloresSpanò
Massimo MollicaMassimo MollicaProsecutor
Rossella RusconiAngelina
Rik BattagliaRik BattagliaCapecelatro
Lina SastriLina SastriWoman from Gangi
Enzo FisichellaEnzo FisichellaGalli
Salvatore BillaSalvatore BillaDino
Francisco RabalFrancisco RabalAlbanese the Outlaw
Benito ArtesiBenito Artesi
Gianni AnzellottiGianni Anzellotti
Loris BazzocchiLoris Bazzocchi
Giulio DonniniGiulio Donnini
Vespasiano I. D'Amico
Mario GranatoMario Granato
Franco FantasiaFranco Fantasia
Marcello Filotico
Enzo FiermonteEnzo Fiermonte
Pietro Fumelli

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