In the Name of the Italian People

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?

7.2

99 min

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi

as Mariano Bonifazi

Vittorio Gassman

as Lorenzo Santenocito

Ely Galleani

as Silvana Lazzorini

Yvonne Furneaux

as Lavinia Santenocito

Michele Cimarosa

as Maresciallo Casciatelli

Renato Baldini

as Ragionier Cerioni

Pietro Tordi

as Professor Rivaroli

Maria Teresa Albani

as Silvana's mother

Checco Durante

as Archivist Pironti

Simonetta Stefanelli

as 'Giugi' Santenocito

Edda Ferronao

as Cameriera di Santenocito

Enrico Ragusa

as Riziero Santenocito

Piero Nuti

as Santenocito's Lawyer

Franco Angrisano

as Giudice Colombo (as Franco Angrisani)

Gianfilippo Carcano

as Silvana's Father

Claudio Trionfi

as TV journalist

Francesco D'Adda

as Lipparini - the registrar

Vanni Castellani

as Sirio Roscioni - Silvana's fiancé

Enrico Ameri

as Self (voice)

Marcella Di Falco

as Secretary of Santenocito

Paolo Paoloni

as Psychiatrist

Franca Scagnetti

as Porter

Rossella Bergamonti

as Flora (uncredited)

Bruno Bertocci

as Man at the awards ceremony during the newsreel (uncredited)

Veriano Ginesi

as Handyman in Law Courts (uncredited)

Franco Magno

as TV Man (uncredited)

Giuseppe Marrocco

as Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited)

Alberto Postorino

as Carabiniere

Franca Ridolfi

as Doris Darrill (uncredited)

Mario Silvestri

as Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited)

Antonio Spaccatini

as Del Tomaso's Lawyer (uncredited)

Giò Stajano

as Floriano Roncherini (uncredited)

Director

Dino Risi