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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children Movie Release: 1959 DVD Release: 04/11/2000 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 1 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Drama, Romantic Drama, Melodrama

Jules Dassin, blacklisted during the McCarthy era, directs this routine, ostensibly romantic tale that really courts an underlying theme of the misuse of power. Based on a popular French novel and set in a small Mediterranean town, the story involves a small group of men and the woman several of them desire. The men gather around in the local tavern each evening to play a rather vicious game called "The Law." One man is chosen to dictate to the others, and they have to do what he says, no matter how humiliating. Marietta (Gina Lollobrigida) is the gorgeous servant of Don Cesare (Pierre Brasseur), desired by Francesco, the son of a crime boss (Yves Montand), and by her brother-in-law. She herself has fallen in love with Enrico (Marcello Mastroianni), a poor engineer. Determined to get a dowry and thereby be able to marry Enrico, Marietta turns the tables on the men who play "The Law." ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Gina Lollobrigida - Marietta
Pierre Brasseur - Don Cesare
Marcello Mastroianni - Engineer
Melina Mercouri - Donna Lucrezia
Yves Montand - Matteo Brigante
Raf Mattioli - Francesco Brigante

Jules Dassin's The Law comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The French soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This is a decent release for fans of French cinema. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide