Love and Larceny

Love and Larceny

101 mins | Comedy | Feb. 11, 1960

Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant.

Love and Larceny

101 mins | Comedy | Feb. 11, 1960

Love and Larceny
Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), CEI Incom, Maxima Film Compagnia Cinematografica
Original title Il mattatore
Directors Liliana Fugagnollo, Lù Leone, Dino Risi
Writers Sergio Pugliese, Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari, Sandro Continenza, Furio Scarpelli, Agenore Incrocci

Cast

Vittorio Gassman

as Gerardo Latini

Anna Maria Ferrero

as Annalisa Rauseo

Fosco Giachetti

as General Benito Mesci

Luigi Pavese

as L'industriale

Dorian Gray

as Elena

Mario Carotenuto

as Lallo Cortina

Alberto Bonucci

as Gloria Patri

Nando Bruno

as Restaurant Owner

Linda Sini

as Laura

Peppino De Filippo

as Chinotto

Fanfulla

as Sor Annibale

Mario Scaccia

as Il gioielliere

Armando Bandini

as Il ragioniere

Giuseppe Transocchi

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)