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]
| The Thieves | |
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| Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
| Written by | Lucio Fulci Marcello Coscia Marino Onorati Vittorio Vighi Nanni Loy Ottavio Jemma |
| Produced by | Roberto Capitani Luigi Mondello |
| Starring | Totò Armando Calvo Giovanna Ralli |
| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer Carlo Fiore |
| Edited by | Juan Pisón Gino Talamo |
| Music by | Carlo Innocenzi |
| Distributed by | First Line Films Bengala Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editGangster 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
edit- Totò as Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio
- Armando Calvo as Joe Castagnato/Inspector Mac Millan
- Giovanna Ralli as Maddalena Scognamiglio, Vincenzo'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
- Felix Fernandex as Dr. Ascione
Release
editThe Thieves was released on June 27, 1959.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Paolo Albiero, Giacomo Cacciatore (2015). Il terrorista dei generi: tutto il cinema di Lucio Fulci. Un Mondo a Parte, 2004. ISBN 978-8898395071.
- ^ Alberto Anile (1998). I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998. ISBN 8880120808.
- ^ Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press. p. 272. ISBN 9780952926061.
External links
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- The Thieves at the TCM Movie Database
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