I Am the Law vs The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.8/10 for I Am the Law). I Am the Law is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 4m. I Am the Law is the older of the two (1977 against 2019). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
I Am the Law
The Professor and the Madman| I Am the Law | The Professor and the Madman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1977 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Pasquale Squitieri | Farhad Safinia |
| Main cast | Claudia Cardinale, Lina Sastri, Salvatore Billa, Giuliano Gemma, Stefano Satta Flores | Mel Gibson, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Irvine, Ioan Gruffudd |
Synopsis
I Am the Law
Sicily, Fascist Italy, 1925. Dictator Benito Mussolini appoints Cesare Mori, a man as tough as he is honest, as the new police prefect of Palermo and entrusts him with the arduous task of putting an end to the Mafia, a sinister criminal organization that has sown terror on the island for centuries.
The Professor and the Madman
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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