Comedy · Italy · 1951 · 1h 45m

Cops and Robbers

Guardie e ladri

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Director
Mario MonicelliSteno
Cast
Totò as Ferdinando Esposito Aldo Fabrizi as Brigadiere Bottoni Ave Ninchi as Giovanna Bottoni William Tubbs as Mr. Locuzzo, the Tourist Pina Piovani as Donata Esposito Rossana Podestà as Liliana Bottoni
Crew
Mario Bava — Director of Photography Franco Fraticelli — Editor Adriana Novelli — Editor Alessandro Cicognini — Original Music Composer Vitaliano Brancati — Screenplay Aldo Fabrizi — Screenplay
Synopsis

Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.

Mood & Themes
public worksfalse pretenses
Key Collaborators
Mario Monicelli Director Steno Director Mario Bava Director of Photography Franco Fraticelli Editor Adriana Novelli Editor Alessandro Cicognini Original Music Composer Vitaliano Brancati Screenplay Aldo Fabrizi Screenplay Ennio Flaiano Screenplay Ruggero Maccari Screenplay Mario Monicelli Screenplay Steno Screenplay
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