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Mailer’s belief that we’re all capable of being either police or criminals was the impetus for his second feature, which takes place over the course of one feverish night in a Manhattan police precinct and neighboring bar. The texture of the black-and-white stock and the intense depiction of the police lineup process lend the film a rugged, journalistic feel. In addition to Mailer, who cast himself as tough-guy Irish cop Francis Xavier Pope, Beyond the Law features Rip Torn and George Plimpton.
Original Release
04/10/1968
US Release
03/01/1975
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Lee Van Cleef | Billy Joe Cudlip |
Antonio Sabàto | Ben Novack |
Lionel Stander | Preacher |
Graziella Granata | Sally Davis |
Bud Spencer | James Cooper |
Carlo Gaddi | Adam, Burton Henchman |
Ann Smyrner | Betty / Lola |
Herbert Fux | Eustaccio, Blacksmith / Eustaccio |
Enzo Fiermonte | Sheriff John Ferguson |
Ferdinando Poggi | (credit only) |
Directors
Writers
Giorgio Stegani, Warren Kiefer, Mino Roli, Fernando Di Leo, Inge Hilger
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lee Van Cleef | Billy Joe Cudlip |
Antonio Sabàto | Ben Novack |
Lionel Stander | Preacher |
Graziella Granata | Sally Davis |
Bud Spencer | James Cooper |
Carlo Gaddi | Adam, Burton Henchman |
Ann Smyrner | Betty / Lola |
Herbert Fux | Eustaccio, Blacksmith / Eustaccio |
Enzo Fiermonte | Sheriff John Ferguson |
Ferdinando Poggi | (credit only) |
Hans Elwenspoek | Mr. Davis |
Romano Puppo | Sam, Burton Bandit |
Valentina Arrigoni | Lola |
Nino Nini | Old Man in Stagecoach |
Günther Stoll | Burton's Right Hand |
Gordon Mitchell | Burton |
Salvatore Billa | Diego - Burton Henchman |
Sergio Ferrero | |
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia | |
Adriana Facchetti | Hotel owner |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Henryk Chroscicki | Producer |
Alfonso Sansone | Producer |
Luggi Waldleitner | Producer |