In the Name of the Law

1949 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 784 VOTES · DIR. Pietro Germi

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Overview

A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia.

Dialogue Timeline — 900 lines

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00:00:11 IN THE NAME OF THE LAW
00:06:04 Listen, there's still time, the train from Palermo isn't here yet.
00:10:23 Welcome, Judge, God bless you! Come on up, I'll just open the door.
00:13:53 I will put the his back to the wall.
00:19:18 - Going this way? - Why not?
00:25:01 - Excuse me. - Come in.
00:27:28 - You're not Sicilian, are you? - On the contrary, I'm from Palermo? - Oh, really?
00:31:47 Attorney Faraglia, you will defend Parise.
00:34:50 I see that Attorney Faraglia has brought you up to speed.
00:37:17 - I have finished, Judge. - Thank goodness! - About time!
00:40:35 - Look over your shoulder, Judge. - I've seen them, Sir. Your men.
00:45:25 ... in town everybody knows, and now all of them plan to ruin you.
00:50:43 Hosts and guests, please excuse the guns, we're returning from a hunt.
00:54:33 ... what difference does it make?
00:57:37 - Thank you, Sir. My respects... - Goodbye.
01:02:42 Tomorrow a niece of mine is coming to stay. An orphan, poor thing... so you will have to...
01:06:52 Paolino is just a kid, he doesn't know what he's saying.
01:11:19 Free because I didn't do it.
01:14:16 Dear friends, may I introduce Mr Guido Schiavi, our new judge.
01:17:21 And it's right, more than right.
01:22:27 There you go, done.
01:25:16 - I've already decided. - Goodnight. - Goodnight.
01:32:39 ... you have treated me as a threat to your world of laziness and ignorance.
01:35:35 In the name of the law...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed900
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line01:35:35

Production Record

DirectorPietro Germi
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes784