Diebe haben's schwer (1958)
Der ungeschickte Kleinganove Cosimo kommt wegen Autodiebstahls ins Gefängnis. Dort erfährt er von einem großen Coup, bei dem ohne Risiko viel Geld zu holen sei. Mit Hilfe seiner alten Komplizen entwickelt er einen Plan, um aus dem Gefängnis zu kommen. Gegen Bezahlung soll der nicht vorbestrafte Boxer Peppe die Schuld für den Autodiebstahl auf sich nehmen und die Haftstrafe an Cosimos Stelle antreten. Aber Peppe wird verhaftet, ohne dass Cosimo freikommt. Er gibt vor, für drei Jahre einsitzen zu müssen, und Cosimo vertraut ihm den Plan an. Doch Peppe erhielt nur ein Jahr - auf Bewährung.
Der Regisseur:
Mario Monicelli
Die Autor:
Age, Scarpelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Mario Monicelli.
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Vittorio Gassman as Peppe il pantera |
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Renato Salvatori as Mario Angeletti |
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Memmo Carotenuto as Cosimo |
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Rossana Rory as Norma |
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Carla Gravina as Nicoletta |
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Claudia Cardinale as Carmelina |
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Marcello Mastroianni as Tiberio |
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Totò as Dante Cruciani |
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Carlo Pisacane as Capannelle |
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Tiberio Murgia as Michele Ferribotte |
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Gina Rovere as Teresa, wife of Tiberio |
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Gina Amendola as una delle tre "mamme" di Mario |
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Elvira Tonelli as una delle tre "mamme" di Mario |
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Elena Fabrizi as una delle tre "mamme" di Mario |
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Pasquale Misiano as Massimo |
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Renato Terra as Eladio |
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Aldo Trifiletti as Fernando, il portiere dello stabile di Nicoletta |
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Nino Marchetti as Luigi, l'impiegato del banco dei pegni |
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Mario De Simone as il ricettatore |
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Mario Feliciani as il commissario di polizia |
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Mimmo Poli as un carcerato |
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Gustavo Serena as il guardiano dell'orfanotrofio |
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Ida Masetti as Gabriella |
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Edith Bruck as donna che litiga sotto il lucernario |
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Gianni Di Segni as Pugile (uncredited) |
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Filippo Spoletini as Brawler (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mario Monicelli | Director |
| Production | Franco Cristaldi | Producer |
| Editing | Adriana Novelli | Editor |
| Writing | Age | Story |
| Writing | Age | Screenplay |
| Writing | Scarpelli | Story |
| Writing | Scarpelli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Monicelli | Screenplay |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Renato Jaboni | Production Secretary |
| Production | Vincenzo Taito | Administration |
| Directing | Silvana Mangini Colizzi | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Erico Menczer | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Marisa Letti | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Luigi Puri | Sound |
| Sound | Oscar Di Santo | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romolo De Martino | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Vito Anzalone | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Piero Umiliani | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Piero Gherardi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Gherardi | Costume Design |
| Production | Nicolò Pomilia | Production Manager |
| Production | Gino Millozza | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Mario Maffei | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Filippo Spoletini | Stunts |