- Country: France, Italy
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Release: 1960-11-11
- Director: Jules Dassin
- Writers: Roger Vailland , Jules Dassin , Françoise Giroud
- Language: Italian
- Stars: Gina Lollobrigida , Pierre Brasseur (1905–1972) , Marcello Mastroianni , Melina Mercouri , Yves Montand , Raf Mattioli , Vittorio Caprioli , Lidia Alfonsi , Gianrico Tedeschi , Nino Vingelli
- Runtime: 114 min
- Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
- AKA: Thilykos daimon (Greece) , A törvény (Hungary) , The Law , La legge , A Lei (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Law (Canada) , La legge (Italy) , 掟(1959) (Japan) , Asi Kız (Turkey) , Wo der heiße Wind weht , La Loi (France, French Republic) , La ley (Argentina) , De Wet (Netherlands the) , Prawo (Poland) , The Law (United States of America) , Laki (Finland) , Закон , The Law (United Kingdom) , Where the Hot Wind Blows! (United States of America) , La loi - loven og Mariette (Denmark) , La ley (Spain) , A Lei dos Crápulas (Brazil) , La ley (Mexico) , Lagen (Sweden)
- Plot: Marietta, servant of aristocrat Don Cesare, is the bellezza of an Italian town where men gather nightly in the tavern for the 'game of the Law,' selecting one by lot to boss and humiliate the others. Illicit passions abound: the judge's wife pursues Francesco, son of crime boss Matteo, who is after Marietta (so is her brother-in-law); Marietta wants engineer Enrico for a husband, but he claims he's too poor to marry. So she decides to steal herself a dowry! All this may lead to an explosion...and some changes in who dictates 'the law.'
- IMDB:tt0051852
The Law Cast · · · ALL
Jules Dassin
Director
Gina Lollobrigida
Marietta
Pierre Brasseur
(1905–1972)
Don Cesare
Marcello Mastroianni
Enrico Tosso
Melina Mercouri
Donna Lucrezia
Yves Montand
Matteo Brigante
Raf Mattioli
Francesco Brigante
Vittorio Caprioli
Attilio
Lidia Alfonsi
Giuseppina
Nino Vingelli
Pizzaccio
Bruno Carotenuto
Balbo
Paolo Stoppa
Tonio
Luisa Rivelli
Elvira
Anna Arena
Anna - la moglie d'Attilio
Gianrico Tedeschi
Anna Maria Bottini
Maria
Edda Soligo
Franco Pesce
Joe Dassin
Marcello Giorda
Teddy Bilis