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When a feared judge of the French court, Xavier Racine, encounters a French-Danish juror, Ditte Lorensen-Coteret, at a murder trial, their shared past is slowly uncovered.


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?

Ugo Tognazzi
Mariano Bonifazi

Vittorio Gassman
Lorenzo Santenocito

Ely Galleani
Silvana Lazzorini

Yvonne Furneaux
Lavinia Santenocito

Michele Cimarosa
Maresciallo Casciatelli

Renato Baldini
Ragionier Cerioni

Pietro Tordi
Professor Rivaroli

Maria Teresa Albani
Silvana's mother

Checco Durante
Archivist Pironti

Simonetta Stefanelli
'Giugi' Santenocito
In the Name of the Italian People is a comedy, drama, crime film released in 1971 exploring themes of legal drama. Directed by Dino Risi, it stars Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Ely Galleani. 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?
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