The Passionate Thief

On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade.

Cast

Anna Magnani

as Gioia 'Tortorella' Fabbricotti

Totò

as Umberto 'Infortunio' Pennazzuto

Ben Gazzara

as Lello

Fred Clark

as L'americano

Edy Vessel

as La ragazza

Gina Rovere

as Mimì

Toni Ucci

as L'amico di Milena

Kurt Polter

as Il guidatore della metropolitana

Mac Ronay

as Il guidatore della metropolitana

Alberto De Amicis

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