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Cast

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Don Pietro Tassinare

Tina Pica

Tina Pica

Maddalena, la cuoca

Mario Russo

Mario Russo

Peppinello, a boy

Luigi Dermastro

Luigi Dermastro

Ciccillo, a boy

Antonio Cirelli

Antonio Cirelli

Edoardo, a boy

Clemente De Michele

Clemente De Michele

Totonno

Carlo Della Posta

Carlo Della Posta

Carlo Barbieri

Carlo Barbieri

Ettore Mattia

Ettore Mattia

Giovanni Rinaldi

Giovanni Rinaldi

Crew

Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini

Screenplay

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Story

Nino Rota

Nino Rota

Original Music Composer

Armando Curcio

Armando Curcio

Screenplay

Bianca Lattuada

Bianca Lattuada

Production Manager

Fernando Previtali

Fernando Previtali

Conductor

Giulio Macchi

Giulio Macchi

Second Assistant Director

Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini

Story

Piero Gherardi

Piero Gherardi

Production Design

Piero Gherardi

Piero Gherardi

Costume Design

Gigi Martello

Gigi Martello

Idea

Aldo Buzzi

Aldo Buzzi

Screenplay

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Screenplay

Raffaele Masciocchi

Raffaele Masciocchi

Camera Operator

Beniamino Fossati

Beniamino Fossati

Assistant Camera

Aldo Buzzi

Aldo Buzzi

Co-Director

Giuliano Laurenti

Giuliano Laurenti

Makeup Artist

Adriana Novelli

Adriana Novelli

Editor

Alfredo De Laurentiis

Alfredo De Laurentiis

Unit Manager

Carlo Ponti

Carlo Ponti

Producer

Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini

Director

Aldo Tonti

Aldo Tonti

Director of Photography

Gigi Martello

Gigi Martello

Producer

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19486.9 / 1080 min
Drama, Comedy

Overview

On his way to Africa, Don Pietro, a young missionary priest has his suitcase stolen in the station of Naples. While trying to retrieve his baggage he realizes how miserable the city of Naples is. Then he decides that his mission is there in Naples, He creates his 'The Boys' Town' a shelter for poor kids, aka the 'scugnizzi' (street urchins), with a view to putting them back on the right track. Some of the kids, though, do not play by the rules just using that 'home' as a convenient place for hiding the product of their thefts...