Cencio, a roman pilferer, periodically is in prison. He meets Cesira that soon become his partner in crime. With Cesira's help Cencio try the big hit to a jewelery. But the lucky break is over.
Acting
Sordi's face does five emotions per frame.
Costume
Cesira's fraudulent elegance is *chef's kiss*.
Director
Luigi Zampa
Alberto Sordi
Cencio
Sylva Koscina
Cesira De Angelis
Ettore Manni
Raimondi
Mario Riva
Commendator Stefano Maghetti
Marisa Merlini
Marialele
Alberto Bonucci
Dottor Valletti
Mario Carotenuto
Commendator Cestelli
Nando Bruno
Maresciallo Clemente
Anita Durante
Madre di Cencio
Vinicio Sofia
Brigadiere di Gnaccharetta
Guglielmo Inglese
Cavalier Lauricella
Carlo Delle Piane
'Gnaccheretta'
Mino Doro
Gaetano Accursio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sordi was Italy's everyman clown; this role cemented his 'Roman scoundrel' archetype that defined commedia all'italiana.
Zampa shot on location in Trastevere weeks before the neighborhood's demolition for urban renewal — accidental documentary value.
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