I Am the Law (1977)

Name: I Am the Law
Director: Pasquale Squitieri
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1977-09-23
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Cast: Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale, Stefano Satta Flores, Massimo Mollica

Drama History Thriller

Director: Pasquale Squitieri

Cast: Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale, Stefano Satta Flores, Massimo Mollica

Runtime113 min

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Sicily, Fascist Italy, 1925. Dictator Benito Mussolini appoints Cesare Mori, a man as tough as he is honest, as the new police prefect of Palermo and entrusts him with the arduous task of putting an end to the Mafia, a sinister criminal organization that has sown terror on the island for centuries.

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Fans of gripping historical dramas and gritty crime thrillers will find much to appreciate in the 1977 film 'I Am the Law', directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film showcases the powerful performances of stars like Giuliano Gemma, exploring the complex moral and political tensions as a tough, honest police prefect is tasked with taking down the entrenched Sicilian Mafia in Fascist Italy.

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I Am the Law, also known as The Iron Prefect, is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film tells the story of Cesare Mori, an Italian prefect that before and during the Fascist period was best known as "the Iron Prefect", and it is based on the biographic book with the same name written by Arrigo Petacco. The film shared with In the Name of the Pope King the 1978 David di Donatello for Best Film. The film was well-received but also criticized for subtly downplaying Mori's fascism.