Name: I Am the Law
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1977-09-23
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Cast: Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale, Stefano Satta Flores, Massimo Mollica, Rossella Rusconi

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Sicily, Fascist Italy, 1925. Dictator Benito Mussolini appoints Cesare Mori, a man as tough as he is honest, as the new police prefect of Palermo and entrusts him with the arduous task of putting an end to the Mafia, a sinister criminal organization that has sown terror on the island for centuries.

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Historical Crime Drama
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Directed by: Pasquale Squitieri
Written by: Ugo Pirro, Arrigo Petacco
Produced by: Gianni Hecht Lucari
Music by: Ennio Morricone

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September 23, 1977 · 1 h 53 min · Violence, Strong Language

Released: September 23, 1977
Runtime: 1 h 53 min
Content: Violence, Strong Language
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
Original language: Italian
Made in: Italy
Available in: 5 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

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Where can I stream I Am the Law?

In the United States, I Am the Law streams on Night Flight+, OVID, and Eternal Family, and it is free with ads on Fawesome and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. It also streams in 3 other countries.

Is I Am the Law worth watching?

55

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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55 (IMDb 7).

Is I Am the Law in English?

Italian

No, it was made in Italian.