The Thieves (1959 film)
The Thieves | |
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Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
Written by |
Lucio Fulci Marcello Coscia Marino Onorati Vittorio Vighi Nanni Loy Ottavio Jemma |
Starring | Totò |
Music by | Carlo Innocenzi |
Cinematography |
Manuel Berenguer Carlo Fiore |
Release dates |
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Language | Italian |
The Thieves (Italian: I ladri, Spanish: Contrabando en Nápoles) is a 1959 Italian-Spanish criminal comedy film written and directed by Lucio Fulci and starring Totò and Giovanna Ralli.[1][2][3]
Plot
Gangster Joe Castagneto is declared undesirable by the U.S. government and returns to Naples where, under a special surveillance, he will have to deal with the hard-working and smart Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio.
Cast
- Totò as Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio
- Armando Calvo as Joe Castagnato
- Giovanna Ralli as Maddalena Scognamiglio, Gennaro's wife
- Giacomo Furia as Vincenzo Scognamiglio
- Enzo Turco as Brigadier Lanocella
- Fred Buscaglione as Himself
- Juan José Menéndez as Alberto
- Rafael Luis Calvo as Ciardella
- Maria Luisa Rolando as Concetta Improta
- Félix Fernández as Dr. Ascione
See also
References
- ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ↑ Paolo Albiero, Giacomo Cacciatore. Il terrorista dei generi: tutto il cinema di Lucio Fulci. Un Mondo a Parte, 2004. ISBN 8898395078.
- ↑ Alberto Anile. I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998. ISBN 8880120808.
External links
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