The Thieves (1959 film)

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
Italian poster
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	27 June 1959 (1959-06-27)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

Gangster 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

• 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

The Thieves was released on June 27, 1959.^[4]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1959