Guardias y ladrones (1951)
Espósito es un ladronzuelo que tima a los turistas en Roma, pero tiene la mala fortuna de volver a coincidir con una de sus víctimas. Se inicia entonces una larguísima persecución por parte del policía Bottoni, que al fin logra detenerle. Pero en un descuido, Espósito logra huir. Los superiores de Bottoni le comunican que, si no logra capturar al timador, se quedará sin trabajo. Así que Bottoni, para atraparlo, llegará a introducirse en su círculo familiar.
Dirección:
Steno, Mario Monicelli.
Escritores:
Aldo Fabrizi, Ruggero Maccari, Ennio Flaiano, Vitaliano Brancati, Mario Monicelli, Steno.
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Totò as Ferdinando Esposito |
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Aldo Fabrizi as Brigadiere Bottoni |
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Ave Ninchi as Giovanna Bottoni |
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William Tubbs as Mr. Locuzzo, the Tourist |
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Pina Piovani as Donata Esposito |
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Rossana Podestà as Liliana Bottoni |
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Ernesto Almirante as Il padre di Esposito |
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Pietro Carloni as Commissario |
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Mario Castellani as Amilcare |
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Carlo Delle Piane as Libero Esposito |
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Aldo Giuffrè as Socio di Esposito |
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Gino Leurini as Alfredo |
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Paolo Modugno as Paolo Bottoni |
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Aldo Alimonti as Street Boy |
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Riccardo Antolini as The Janitor |
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Ciro Berardi as Tavern Owner |
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Luciano Bonanni as The Second Barber |
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Giulio Calì as The Beggar |
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Alida Cappellini as Bice Esposito |
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Rocco D'Assunta as Client in Tavern |
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Armando Guarnieri as The Barber |
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Ettore Jannetti as Master of Ceremony |
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Gino Scotti as The Vice-Commissioner |
| Directing | Steno | Director |
| Directing | Mario Monicelli | Director |
| Production | Nicolò Pomilia | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Corrado Bartoloni | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Aldo Calpini | Sound |
| Writing | Aldo Fabrizi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ruggero Maccari | Screenplay |
| Sound | Biagio Fiorelli | Sound |
| Writing | Piero Tellini | Story |
| Writing | Ennio Flaiano | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vitaliano Brancati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Monicelli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Steno | Screenplay |
| Directing | Rudy Bauer | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ines Bruschi | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Bruno Todini | Production Manager |
| Sound | Alessandro Cicognini | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Mario Mariani | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Flavio Mogherini | Production Design |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Editing | Franco Fraticelli | Editor |
| Art | Flavio Mogherini | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Adriana Novelli | Editor |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Camera | Mario Bava | Director of Photography |