The Magliari

I Magliari
Directed by	Francesco Rosi
Produced by	Franco Cristaldi
Written by	Francesco Rosi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Starring	Alberto Sordi, Renato Salvatori
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Cinematography	Gianni Di Venanzo
Distributed by	Cristaldi Film
Release dates	1959
Running time	121 minutes
Country	Italy, France
Language	Italian

I magliari (internationally released as The Magliari) is a 1959 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Rosi.^[1] The film won the silver ribbon for best cinematography.^[2]

In 2008 it was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.^[3][4][5]

Plot summary

Totonno is the leader of a gang of Italian workers who for years has been in West Germany. The group picks up rags and second hand cloths, marketing them to customers for sheer fabric with which to sew clothes. The work is dishonest, and in fact the customers realize it soon. When Totonno and his gang flee to another city in Germany, the group encounters a band of Poles, who're doing the same dirty work.

Cast

• Alberto Sordi: Ferdinando Magliulo, detto Totonno
• Belinda Lee: Paula Mayer
• Renato Salvatori: Mario Balducci
• Nino Vingelli: Vincenzo
• Aldo Giuffré: Armando
• Aldo Bufi Landi: Rodolfo Valentino

References

1. Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano - I film. Gremese Editore, 1991.
2. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.
3. Massimo Bertarelli, Il cinema italiano in 100 film: i 100 film da salvare, Gremese Editore, 2004, ISBN 88-8440-340-5.
4. Massimo Borriello (4 March 2008). "Cento film e un'Italia da non dimenticare". Movieplayer. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
5. "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare". Corriere della Sera. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

External links

• The Magliari at the Internet Movie Database