The Law Is the Law (1958)
Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent Ferdinand is always trying to catch the Italian smuggler Giuseppe. Giuseppe discovers that Ferdinand was actually born in Italy and therefore he can't be a French customs agent.
Director:
Christian-Jaque
Writers:
Jacques Emmanuel, Christian-Jaque, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Jean Manse.
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Totò as Giuseppe La Paglia |
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Fernandel as Ferdinand Pastorelli |
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Nino Besozzi as Le maréchal des carabiniers / Il Maresciallo |
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Noël Roquevert as Le gendarme Malandain |
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Leda Gloria as Antonietta |
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Nathalie Nerval as Hélène Pastorelli |
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Luciano Marin as Mario |
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Albert Dinan as Le brigadier-chef des douanes |
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Anna Maria Luciani as Marisa |
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Henri Crémieux as Bourride |
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Renato Terra as |
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René Génin as Donadieu |
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Gustavo De Nardo as Luigi |
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Franco Di Trocchio as |
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Aldo Pini as |
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Jean Brochard as Le député |
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Henri Arius as Le maire |
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Aldo Vasco as (uncredited) |
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Albino Morandin as |
| Directing | Christian-Jaque | Director |
| Production | Lucio Orlandini | Unit Manager |
| Art | Giorgio Hermann | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Jacques Emmanuel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean-Charles Tacchella | Story |
| Writing | Christian-Jaque | Screenplay |
| Directing | Raymond Villette | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara | Conductor |
| Writing | Jacques Emmanuel | Story |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Screenplay |
| Art | Gianni Polidori | Production Design |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound |
| Camera | Paul Ronald | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alberto Cardone | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Dario Di Palma | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Freda | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Erico Menczer | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jacques Desagneaux | Editor |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jean Manse | Screenplay |
| Sound | Nino Rota | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Alfredo Bini | Production Manager |
| Directing | Simone Bourdarias | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Eliseo Boschi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Franco Cristaldi | Producer |