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?

Comedy Drama Crime

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)

Edda Ferronao

(Cameriera di Santenocito)

Enrico Ragusa

(Riziero Santenocito)

Piero Nuti

(Santenocito's Lawyer)

Franco Angrisano

(Giudice Colombo (as Franco Angrisani))

Gianfilippo Carcano

(Silvana's Father)

Claudio Trionfi

(TV journalist)

Francesco D'Adda

(Lipparini - the registrar)

Vanni Castellani

(Sirio Roscioni - Silvana's fiancé)

Enrico Ameri

Marcella Di Falco

(Secretary of Santenocito)

Paolo Paoloni

Franca Scagnetti

Rossella Bergamonti

(Flora (uncredited))

Bruno Bertocci

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

Veriano Ginesi

(Handyman in Law Courts (uncredited))

Franco Magno

(TV Man (uncredited))

Giuseppe Marrocco

(Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited))

Alberto Postorino

Franca Ridolfi

(Doris Darrill (uncredited))

Mario Silvestri

(Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited))

Antonio Spaccatini

(Del Tomaso's Lawyer (uncredited))

Giò Stajano

(Floriano Roncherini (uncredited))