"The Sensational Venice Award Winner for the GREATEST ITALIAN FILM OF THE YEAR" 12 October 1951 Drama, Crime 80 mins
Four criminals commit a robbery at a soccer stadium, and then split up to try to hide separately from the police.
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Gina Lollobrigida as Daniela
Renato Baldini as Paolo Leandri
Cosetta Greco as Lina Girosi - moglie di Luigi
Paul Müller as Guido Marchi - il professore
Fausto Tozzi as Luigi Girosi
Tamara Lees as La donna del ritratto
Emma Baron as La madre di Alberto
Patrizia Manca as Sandrina Girosi - figlia di Lina e Luigi
Ferdinando Lattanzi as Il padre di Alberto
Giuseppe Chinnici as Commissario di polizia
Vincenzo Tocci as Capitano della nave
Amedeo Trilli as Conducente del tram
Federico Fellini Screenplay
Carlo Rustichelli Original Music Composer
Tullio Pinelli Screenplay
Pietro Germi Director
Giuseppe Mangione Co-Writer
Franco Freda Makeup Artist
Orazio Tassara Production Supervisor
Pietro Germi Co-Writer
Marcello Giannini First Assistant Director
Ottorino Vidotto Second Assistant Director
Mario Messina Sound
Luigi Comencini Story
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