La ley es la ley (1958)
Ferdinand es un estricto agente francés que vigila la aduana de Assola, población en parte francesa y en parte italiana, porque la frontera que separa ambos países atraviesa el pueblo. Don Giuseppe es un contrabandista italiano que intenta sacar partido de esta circunstancia, pero sus esfuerzos siempre se ve truncados por culpa del implacable Ferdinand. Pero un buen día Don Giuseppe descubre algo muy interesante: la casa en la que nació Ferdinand ocupa la línea que divide el pueblo, de modo que si hubiera nacido en la cocina, entonces sería italiano y quedaría inhabilitado como agente aduanero francés.
Directora:
Christian-Jaque
Escritores:
Christian-Jaque, Age, 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 | Age | 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 | 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 |