The Law Is the Law
The Law Is the Law (, ) is a 1958 French-Italian comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
In the village of Assola, divided into half by the French-Italian border, the Neapolitan smuggler Giuseppe La Paglia (Totò) and the French customs officer Ferdinand Pastorelli (Fernandel), play a daily cat-and-mouse game, with Ferdinand trying to arrest Giuseppe, and Giuseppe trying to smuggle goods under Ferdinand's nose.
More details
| author | Agenore Incrocci Christian-Jaque Furio Scarpelli Jean-Charles Tacchella Jean Manse |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Piedmont |
| director | Christian-Jaque |
| editor | Jacques Desagneaux |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | arrest betray build collect cut end first wife french politician hide kill married one by one police sergeant rain serve smuggle unknown father warn wrong |
| musicBy | Nino Rota |
| producer | Alfredo Bini |
| productionCompany | Filmsonor France Cinéma Productions Les Films Ariane |
| publisher | Cinédis Lux Film |
| recordedAt | Molise |