Top billed cast

1. 

   Broderick Crawford

   Augusto

2. 

   Giulietta Masina

   Iris

3. 

   Richard Basehart

   Carlo

4. 

   Franco Fabrizi

   Roberto

5. 

   Sue Ellen Blake

   Susanna

6. 

   Irene Cefaro

   Marisa

7. 

   Alberto De Amicis

   Rinaldo

8. 

   Lorella De Luca

   Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter

9. 

   Giacomo Gabrielli

   Baron Vargas

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-14

I had no idea, until recently, that Broderick Crawford had ever done this film and he's really quite good. He ("Augusto") leads a trio of grifters who take the low hanging fruit. They have no scruples about robbing the vulnerable, ordinary folks - and are quite imaginative when it comes to their scams. Set against a backdrop of a still recovering post-war Italy, there is an effective cynicism about the way the plot and the characters develop. Crawford works well with sidekick Richard Basehart's "Carlo" but his is the stand out role. The rest of the film does run a little to typical crime-noir ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• con man
• black and white