The Law (1959 film)

The Law
The Law
	Film poster
Directed by	Jules Dassin
Written by	Diego Fabbri; Françoise Giroud; Jules Dassin
Based on	La Loi; (1957 novel); by Roger Vailland
Produced by	Jacques Bar; Maleno Malenotti
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida; Yves Montand; Pierre Brasseur; Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematography	Otello Martelli
Edited by	Roger Dwyre; Mario Serandrei
Music by	Roman Vlad
Production; companies	Le Groupe des Quatre; Cité Films; Titanus; G.E.S.I. Cinematografica
Distributed by	MGM (USA, theatrical, 1960)
Release date	25 January 1959;
Running time	126 minutes
Countries	Italy; France
Languages	English; French; Italian
Budget	FRF 450,000,000 (estimated)
Box office	$1,075,000

The Law (Italian: La legge, French: La Loi and originally released in America as Where the Hot Wind Blows) is a 1959 French-Italian film directed by Jules Dassin.^[2]

Plot[]

Beautiful Marietta (Gina Lollobrigida) is a small-town girl who lives in southern Italian fishing village of Porto Manacore, a corrupt village ruled by a petty crook Matteo Brigante (Yves Montand). An engineer, Enrico Tosso (Marcello Mastroianni) comes into town to drain the marshes, and helps the villagers to take back their town.

Cast[]

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
Joe Dassin - Nico

Box office[]

According to MGM records the film earned $750,000 in the US and Canada and $325,000 elsewhere, resulting in a net loss to the studio of $39,000.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ Eleanor Mannikka (2008). "NY Times: The Law". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2009.

External links[]

The Law at IMDb
The Law at AllMovie
The Law at the TCM Movie Database
The Law at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[NY_Times.com-2] Eleanor Mannikka (2008). "NY Times: The Law". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2009.

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