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:
Christian-Jaque, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Jean Manse, Jacques Emmanuel.
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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 |
| Writing | Christian-Jaque | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound |
| Editing | Jacques Desagneaux | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Freda | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jacques Emmanuel | Story |
| Directing | Raymond Villette | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Simone Bourdarias | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Paul Ronald | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara | Conductor |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Screenplay |
| Art | Gianni Polidori | Production Design |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Eliseo Boschi | Production Secretary |
| Writing | Jean-Charles Tacchella | Story |
| Sound | Nino Rota | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alberto Cardone | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jean Manse | Screenplay |
| Camera | Erico Menczer | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Jacques Emmanuel | Screenplay |
| Art | Giorgio Hermann | Set Decoration |
| Production | Alfredo Bini | Production Manager |
| Camera | Dario Di Palma | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Franco Cristaldi | Producer |