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The Law Is the Law

Original title: La legge è legge
1958 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Christian-Jaque · France · French Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema
Comedy

Cast

Totò Fernandel Nino Besozzi Noël Roquevert Leda Gloria Nathalie Nerval

Plot

Assola is an imaginary village on the French-Italian border, where a customs officer and a smuggler play cat and mouse.

Sinekatalog’s take

Christian-Jaque's comedy, La loi c'est la loi, with Fernandel and Totò, is a lively, sharp comedy with two great comics.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,231 votes)
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