The Passionate Thief

The Passionate Thief

106 mins | Comedy | Oct. 12, 1960

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

The Passionate Thief

106 mins | Comedy | Oct. 12, 1960

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Titanus
Original title Risate di gioia
Directors Silvana Mangini Colizzi, Eschilo Tarquini, Mario Maffei, Mario Monicelli
Writers Mario Monicelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci, Alberto Moravia

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

Dori Dorika

as Milena

Carlo Pisacane

as Il nonno di Gioia

Lella Cattaneo

as Woman at the New Year's Eve party (uncredited)