

The Law Is the Law
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Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent Ferdinand is always trying to catch the Italian smuggler Giuseppe. Giuseppe discovers that Ferdinand was actually born in Italy and therefore he can't be a French customs agent.
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Released
Original Language
fr
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Totò
Giuseppe La Paglia

Fernandel
Ferdinand Pastorelli

Nino Besozzi
Le maréchal des carabiniers / Il Maresciallo

Noël Roquevert
Le gendarme Malandain

Leda Gloria
Antonietta

Nathalie Nerval
Hélène Pastorelli

Luciano Marin
Mario

Albert Dinan
Le brigadier-chef des douanes
Anna Maria Luciani
Marisa

Henri Crémieux
Bourride

Renato Terra

René Génin
Donadieu
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Christian-Jaque
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Christian-Jaque
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Jacques Emmanuel
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Agenore Incrocci
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Gianni Di Venanzo
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Jean-Charles Tacchella
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Nino Rota
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Furio Scarpelli
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Jean Manse
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Jacques Emmanuel
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Franco Cristaldi
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