In the Italian fishing village of Porto Manacore, the men gather in the local tavern in the night to play a game called "The Law", where one of them is selected as "The Boss" after an allotment and the others are humiliated by him. The real boss of the town is the powerful aristocrat Don Cesare, an old man in his last days but still in the command. The young and sexy small time crook Marietta is the servant of Don Cesare and sexually disputed by the hoodlum Matteo Brigante, by her brother-in-law Tonio and by the engineer Enrico Tosso. Marietta wants to marry Enrico, but she is too poor and does not have a dowry. The local Inspector Attilio is an unfaithful husband and the naughty Giuseppina is his mistress. Donna Lucrezia is the judge's wife that has a crush on the lawyer student and Matteo's son Francesco. When Marietta steals a large amount of a Swiss tourist, she sees the chance to marry Enrico, but the police are investigating the case.- IMDB

Director:Jules Dassin
Writers:Roger Vailland (novel)
Jules Dassin (writer)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Gina Lollobrigida ... Marietta
Pierre Brasseur ... Don Cesare
Marcello Mastroianni ... Enrico Tosso, the Engineer
Melina Mercouri ... Donna Lucrezia
Yves Montand ... Matteo Brigante
Raf Mattioli ... Francesco Brigante
Vittorio Caprioli ... Attilio, the Inspector
Lidia Alfonsi ... Giuseppina
Gianrico Tedeschi ... First Loafer
Nino Vingelli ... Pizzaccio
Bruno Carotenuto ... Balbo
Luisa Rivelli ... Elvira
Anna Maria Bottini ... Maria
Anna Arena ... Anna, Attilio's wife
Edda Soligo ... Giulia
Herbert Knippenberg ... Swiss Tourist
Franco Pesce
Joseph Dassin ... Second Loafer
Sonia Barbieri ... Tourist's Wife
Marcello Giorda ... Priest
Teddy Bilis ... Judge Alessandro
Paolo Stoppa ... Tonio

Runtime:155 min
Country:Italy | France
Language: English (dubbed)
Color:Black and White
Sound Mix:Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:Carpino, Foggia, Apulia, Italy