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Guagilo

6.7

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Original title

Proibito rubareaka

AKA

No Stealing
Hey Boy

Year

1948

Running time

99 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Luigi Comencini

Screenwriter

Aldo Buzzi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Luigi Comencini, Armando Curcio. Story: Gigi Martello

Cast

Music

Nino Rota

Cinematography

Aldo Tonti (B&W)

Producer

Lux Film

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

On his way to Africa, Don Pietro, a young missionary priest has his suitcase stolen in the station of Naples. While making every effort to retrieve his baggage he finds out how devastated and miserable the city of Naples is. Learning that he has been the victim of gang of local street urchins, he decides that is mission is here in Naples, not under distant skies. He creates a home for poor kids, assisted by Maddalena, the cook, with a view to putting the "scugnizzi" back on the right track. He is very successful with Peppinello, who shows gratitude for what the priest is doing and feels good in his new secure home. But other kids do not play by the rules and find the home a convenient place for hiding the product of their thefts...

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Guagilo

1948

Luigi Comencini

6.7

(40)