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[[Image:I Am the Law-cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''I Am the Law (Il prefetto di ferro)'' (1977)]]
{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
|name = Il prefetto di ferro
|picture = I Am the Law-cover.jpg
|caption = ''DVD Cover''
|country = [[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy
|director = Pasquale Squitieri
|date= 1977
|language = Italian
|studio=Rizzoli Film
|distributor=Wild East Productions
|character1=Prefect Cesare Mori
|actor1=[[Giuliano Gemma]]
|character2=Anna Torrisi
|actor2=[[Claudia Cardinale]]
|character3=Donna di Gangi
|actor3=Lina Sastri
|character4=Brigand "Albanian"
|actor4=[[Francisco Rabal]]
}}




'''I Am the Law (Il prefetto di ferro)''is a 1977 Italian crime drama directed by Pasquale Squitieri. Starring [[Giuliano Gemma]] as prefect Cesare Mori.
'''I Am the Law'''  (Original title: ''Il prefetto di ferro'') is a 1977 Italian biographical crime drama directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The story takes place in 1925, when the Italian fascist government sent the new prefect of Sicily with the task of definitively destroy organized crime. Starring [[Giuliano Gemma]] as prefect Cesare Mori and [[Claudia Cardinale]] as Sicilian peasant woman Anna Torrisi.




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== M1911A1 ==
== Double barreled shotgun ==
A nickel plated [[M1911]] pistol is Aspanu Pisciotta's ([[John Turturro]]) weapon of choice.
The most commonly seen weapons in the film are the [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double barreled shotguns]].
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:Colt1878.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Colt Model 1878 reproduction - 12 Gauge. A typical exposed hammers shotgun with short barrels.]]
[[Image:M1911-TIP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:G Gemma-12GDBS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Upon arrival prefect Mori ([[Giuliano Gemma]]) in Palermo to deal with the local godfather.]]
[[Image:M1911-TIP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:12GDBS-IP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Local villagers normally wears a hunting shotgun.]]
[[Image:G Gemma-M1911-I.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:12GDBS-IP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Beretta M1934 ==
== Beretta M1934 ==
[[Beretta M1934]] pistol is seen in hands of various characters including the unnamed boy (Justin Clark) who became one of the first members of Giuliano gang.
Prefect Ceasare Mori ([[Giuliano Gemma]]) carry [[Beretta M1934]] pistol as a reserve gun.
[[Image:Beretta_Model_1934_Pistol.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP]]
[[Image:Beretta_Model_1934_Pistol.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP]]
[[Image:Beretta-M1934-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Beretta-M1934-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mori had hidden his private gun in the trunk.]]
[[Image:G Gemma-B-M1934.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:G Gemma-B-M1934.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Prefect holds his Beretta in action against the mafia.]]


== Steyr 1912 pistol ==
== Steyr 1912 pistol ==
Gestapo officers also used a [[Steyr 1912]] pistol, modified to fit in a breast pocket.
One of brigands shoots rebellious farmers pigs from a [[Steyr 1912]] pistol.
[[Image:SteyerHahn1913Pistol.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm]]
[[Image:SteyerHahn1913Pistol.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm]]
‎[[Image:Steyr-M1912-IP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
‎[[Image:Steyr-M1912-IP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Steyr-M1912-IP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Double barreled shotgun ==
== M1911A1 ==
[[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double barreled shotguns]] are widely used by various characters including outlaws, civilians and even monks.
The assassin tried to kill the prefect in his office from [[M1911A1]] pistol, but Mori ([[Giuliano Gemma]]) disarmed him.
[[Image:Colt1878.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Colt Model 1878 reproduction - 12 Gauge. A typical exposed hammers shotgun with short barrels.]]
[[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:G Gemma-12GDBS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:M1911-TIP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Prefect jumped after the assassin's hand with a gun.]]
[[Image:12GDBS-IP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:M1911-TIP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The killer´s gun fell to the ground ...]]
[[Image:12GDBS-IP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:G Gemma-M1911-I.jpg|thumb|none|601px|... Mori picks it up.]]


== Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III ==
== Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine ==
[[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]]s are used by Italian soldiers and ''Carabinieri''.
The Carabinieri prison guards were armed with a [[Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine]]s.
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]]
[[Image:CarcanoM38CavCarbine.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5x52mm]]
[[Image:G Gemma-SMLE-I.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Carcano-M91C-IF-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Lee-EnfieldMKI-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Carcano M91 Rifle ==
== Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle ==
[[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91 Rifle]]s are used by Italian soldiers and ''Carabinieri''.
Cavalry of ''Carabinieri'' are equipped with [[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle]]s.
[[Image:Carcano91.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Carcano M91 Long Rifle - 6.5mm.]]
[[Image:CarcanoM91-38ShortRifle.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle for Cavalry - 6.5mm]]
[[Image:Carcano-M91LR-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Carcano-M91LR-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Carcano-M91SR-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle ==
== Carcano M91/24 ==
[[Carcano Rifle Series|Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle]]s are used by Italian soldiers and ''Carabinieri''.
''Carabinieri'' also use [[Carcano Rifle Series#Carcano M91 TS (Special Troops) and M91/24|Carcano M91/24]] rifles fitted with bayonets.
[[Image:CarcanoM91-38ShortRifle.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle for Cavalry- 6.5mm.]]
[[Image:9124.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Carcano M91/24 - 6.5mm.]]
[[Image:Carcano-M91SR-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Carcano-M91SRB-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Carcano-M91SRB-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:C-M91SRB-detail-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:C-M91SRB-detail-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
== Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine ==
[[Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine]]s are used by Italian soldiers and ''Carabinieri''.
[[Image:CarcanoM38CavCarbine.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5x52mm]]
[[Image:Carcano-M91C-IF-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Karabiner 98k ==
== Karabiner 98k ==
[[Karabiner 98k]] rifles are used by Italian soldiers and Giuliano's outlaws.
Some brigands are armed with a [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98k-TIP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Karabiner-98k-TIP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Maxim MG08 ==
== Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III ==
[[Maxim MG08]] machine guns are used by Italian army. During the Portella della Ginestra massacre Giuliano's men also use two M1919s.
Prefect Mori ([[Giuliano Gemma]]) as well as some bandits will also appear with [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III]] rifles.
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Maxim MG08 - 7.92x57mm.]]
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British.]]
[[Image:G Gemma-SMLE-I.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Lee-EnfieldMKI-IP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
== MG42 (mocked up as Perino Machine Gun)  ==
Carabinieri to conquer a fortress of brigand "Albanian" also help Perino Machine Guns (mocked [[MG42]]).
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:Perino Machine Gun.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Perino Machine Gun - 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano.]]
[[Image:MG08-C-TIP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:MG08-C-TIP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun ==
== Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun ==
[[Maxim MG08]] machine guns are used by Italian army. During the Portella della Ginestra massacre Giuliano's men also use two M1919s.
The next weapon deployed against brigands in the fort became the [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]].
[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]]
[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod]]
[[Image:Hotchkiss-M1914-TIP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Hotchkiss-M1914-TIP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


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Il prefetto di ferro
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DVD Cover
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italy
Directed by Pasquale Squitieri
Release Date 1977
Language Italian
Studio Rizzoli Film
Distributor Wild East Productions
Main Cast
Character Actor
Prefect Cesare Mori Giuliano Gemma
Anna Torrisi Claudia Cardinale
Donna di Gangi Lina Sastri
Brigand "Albanian" Francisco Rabal



I Am the Law (Original title: Il prefetto di ferro) is a 1977 Italian biographical crime drama directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The story takes place in 1925, when the Italian fascist government sent the new prefect of Sicily with the task of definitively destroy organized crime. Starring Giuliano Gemma as prefect Cesare Mori and Claudia Cardinale as Sicilian peasant woman Anna Torrisi.



The following guns were used in I Am the Law (Il prefetto di ferro):


Double barreled shotgun

The most commonly seen weapons in the film are the Double barreled shotguns.

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Colt Model 1878 reproduction - 12 Gauge. A typical exposed hammers shotgun with short barrels.
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Upon arrival prefect Mori (Giuliano Gemma) in Palermo to deal with the local godfather.
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Local villagers normally wears a hunting shotgun.
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Beretta M1934

Prefect Ceasare Mori (Giuliano Gemma) carry Beretta M1934 pistol as a reserve gun.

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Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP
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Mori had hidden his private gun in the trunk.
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Prefect holds his Beretta in action against the mafia.

Steyr 1912 pistol

One of brigands shoots rebellious farmers pigs from a Steyr 1912 pistol.

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Steyr Hahn Model 1912 (1913 mfg) - 9x23mm

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M1911A1

The assassin tried to kill the prefect in his office from M1911A1 pistol, but Mori (Giuliano Gemma) disarmed him.

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Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP
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Prefect jumped after the assassin's hand with a gun.
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The killer´s gun fell to the ground ...
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... Mori picks it up.

Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine

The Carabinieri prison guards were armed with a Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbines.

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Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine with folded bayonet - 6.5x52mm
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Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle

Cavalry of Carabinieri are equipped with Carcano M91/38 Short Rifles.

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Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle for Cavalry - 6.5mm
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Carcano M91/24

Carabinieri also use Carcano M91/24 rifles fitted with bayonets.

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Carcano M91/24 - 6.5mm.
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Karabiner 98k

Some brigands are armed with a Karabiner 98k rifles.

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Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III

Prefect Mori (Giuliano Gemma) as well as some bandits will also appear with Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III rifles.

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Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British.
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MG42 (mocked up as Perino Machine Gun)

Carabinieri to conquer a fortress of brigand "Albanian" also help Perino Machine Guns (mocked MG42).

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MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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Perino Machine Gun - 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano.
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Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun

The next weapon deployed against brigands in the fort became the Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun.

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M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod
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