Il ladrone
| Il ladrone (The Good Thief) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Pasquale Festa Campanile |
| Produced by | Fulvio Lucisano |
| Written by | Pasquale Festa Campanile, Ottavo Jemma |
| Starring | Enrico Montesano, Edwige Fenech, Claudio Cassinelli |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando |
| Edited by | Alberto Gallitti |
| Distributed by | IIF - Fulvio Lucisano |
Release dates |
|
Running time |
112 min 154 min (director's cut) |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Il ladrone (internationally released as The Good Thief and The Thief) is a 1980 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.[1]
For his performance in this film and in Aragosta a colazione, Enrico Montesano was awarded with a Special David di Donatello.[2]
Plot
In Palestine the thief Caleb deceives his victims with fake miracles, and the man gets very upset when he learns that a young man by the name of Christ, the Messiah, performs real miracles, healing people and raising the dead. Caleb joins forces with Judah to prosecute Christ, so that he can go back to fool people with hiss trades. But Caleb is also jailed by the Romans and accused by the Jews. He will die along with the Messiah, repented of his actions and of his jealousy.
Cast
- Enrico Montesano: Caleb
- Edwige Fenech: Deborah
- Bernadette Lafont: Appula
- Claudio Cassinelli: Jesus
- Susanna Martinková
- Sara Franchetti