The Magistrate (1959)
Emilia Bonelli is an overly ambitious and driven woman. This dominant personality trait has its effects on her henpecked husband Luigi, and her daughter Carla. Circumstances ultimately lead to the courtroom and an aloof judge in the persona of Andrea Morandi.
Director:
Luigi Zampa
Writers:
Luigi Zampa, Massimo Franciosa, Pasquale Festa Campanile.
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José Suárez as Andrea Morandi |
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François Périer as Luigi Bonelli |
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Jacqueline Sassard as Carla Bonelli |
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Massimo Serato as Ugo |
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Claudia Cardinale as Maria |
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Geronimo Meynier as Pierino Lucchi |
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Ana Mariscal as Emilia |
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Francesco Casaretti as Luciano Bonelli |
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Maurizio Arena as Orlando Di Giovanni |
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Louis Seigner as Chief Prosecutor Roncuzzi |
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Ana María Custodio as Lucchi's Mother |
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Roberto Rey as |
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Rino Genovese as Police Commissioner Pasetti |
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Manuel Guitián as Andrea's friend |
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Arturo Maghizzano as Docker Serafino Stabile |
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Andrea Scotti as Luigi's Colleague with a Panettone |
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Silvana Moschioni as Carla's Dark-haired Friend |
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Julia Caba Alba as The Bar Owner as a Witness |
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Ignazio Balsamo as The Sea Captain |
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Antonio Acqua as The Mortgage Valuer |
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Aldo Vasco as Docker |
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Franco Cobianchi as Maresciallo di Polizia |
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Fausto Guerzoni as The Usher at Insurance Office |
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Luis San Martin as |
| Directing | Luigi Zampa | Director |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Camera | Gábor Pogány | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Antonio Navarro Linares | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Flavio Mogherini | Production Design |
| Production | Luigi Ceccarelli | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Tina Marchetti Clerici | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Silvio Clementelli | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Giovanni Battista Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Flavio Mogherini | Costume Design |
| Production | Anna Maria Campanile | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Mario Capriotti | Camera Operator |
| Production | Goffredo Lombardo | Producer |
| Writing | Massimo Franciosa | Story |
| Writing | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Story |
| Writing | Luigi Zampa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Carlo Savina | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Marzot | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi | Sound |
| Writing | Massimo Franciosa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luigi Zampa | Story |
| Writing | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Screenplay |
| Art | Arrigo Breschi | Set Decoration |
| Production | Armando Govoni | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Paolo Bianchini | First Assistant Director |