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The Passionate Thief is a italien film of genre Comedy directed by Mario Monicelli released in USA on 11 september 1963 with Totò
The Passionate Thief (1960)
Risate di gioia
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 september 1963
Length 1h46
Directed by Mario Monicelli
OriginItalie
Themes Nouvel an
Rating72%
Risate di gioia (English title The Passionate Thief) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Anna Magnani and Totò.
Synopsis
Two friends (Toto and Magnani) live by their wits working as comedians and cabaret at Cinecittà, before being invited to friends' parties or masked balls during New Year's Eve in Rome. The two, however, even though they make people laugh all the time in public, live an inner conflict, namely that the two have always to be aware to give a smile to someone, but they can never be rich and happy because they are street artists and with a precarious wage.Actors
Totò
(Umberto 'Infortunio' Pennazzuto)
Anna Magnani
(Gioia 'Tortorella' Fabbricotti)
Ben Gazzara
(Lello)
Fred Clark
(L'americano)
Edy Vessel
(La ragazza)
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