The Thieves (1959 film) explained

The Thieves (it|I ladri, es|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]}

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. 8860736269.
2. Book: Paolo Albiero, Giacomo Cacciatore. Il terrorista dei generi: tutto il cinema di Lucio Fulci. 2015. Un Mondo a Parte, 2004. 978-8898395071.
3. Book: Alberto Anile. I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. 1998. Le mani, 1998. 8880120808.
4. Book: Thrower, Stephen. 1999. Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press. 9780952926061. 272.