In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?
Director:
Dino Risi
Writers:
Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci.
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Ugo Tognazzi as Mariano Bonifazi |
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Vittorio Gassman as Lorenzo Santenocito |
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Ely Galleani as Silvana Lazzorini |
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Yvonne Furneaux as Lavinia Santenocito |
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Michele Cimarosa as Maresciallo Casciatelli |
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Renato Baldini as Ragionier Cerioni |
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Pietro Tordi as Professor Rivaroli |
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Maria Teresa Albani as Silvana's mother |
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Checco Durante as Archivist Pironti |
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Simonetta Stefanelli as 'Giugi' Santenocito |
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Edda Ferronao as Cameriera di Santenocito |
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Enrico Ragusa as Riziero Santenocito |
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Piero Nuti as Santenocito's Lawyer |
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Franco Angrisano as Giudice Colombo (as Franco Angrisani) |
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Gianfilippo Carcano as Silvana's Father |
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Claudio Trionfi as TV journalist |
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Francesco D'Adda as Lipparini - the registrar |
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Vanni Castellani as Sirio Roscioni - Silvana's fiancé |
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Enrico Ameri as Self (voice) |
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Marcella Di Falco as Secretary of Santenocito |
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Paolo Paoloni as Psychiatrist |
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Franca Scagnetti as Porter |
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Rossella Bergamonti as Flora (uncredited) |
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Bruno Bertocci as Man at the awards ceremony during the newsreel (uncredited) |
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Veriano Ginesi as Handyman in Law Courts (uncredited) |
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Franco Magno as TV Man (uncredited) |
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Giuseppe Marrocco as Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited) |
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Alberto Postorino as Carabiniere |
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Franca Ridolfi as Doris Darrill (uncredited) |
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Mario Silvestri as Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited) |
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Antonio Spaccatini as Del Tomaso's Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Giò Stajano as Floriano Roncherini (uncredited) |
| Directing | Dino Risi | Director |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Screenplay |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Luigi Scaccianoce | Production Design |
| Production | Edmondo Amati | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amato Garbini | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Franco Bassi | Sound |
| Sound | Bruno Brunacci | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Sabbatini | Costume Design |
| Editing | Alberto Gallitti | Editor |
| Art | Bruno Cesari | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Story |
| Production | Franco Rossi | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriella Borzelli | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Annamaria Roca | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Carlo Fiore | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Claudio Risi | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Paolo Gargano | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Renato Rizzuto | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Antonio Benetti | Still Photographer |
| Production | Piero Lazzari | Line Producer |
| Camera | Alessandro D'Eva | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Rita Agostini | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Giuliano Grasselli | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Randaccio | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Story |