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The Thieves (1959 Film)
''The Thieves'' ( it, I ladri, es, Contrabando en Nápoles) is a 1959 Italian-Spanish criminal comedy film written and directed by Lucio Fulci and starring Totò and Giovanna Ralli. Plot Gangster Joe Castagneto is declared undesirable by the U.S. government and returns to Naples where, under a special surveillance, he will have to deal with the hard-working and smart Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio. Cast * Totò as Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio * Armando Calvo as Joe Castagnato/Inspector Mac Millan * Giovanna Ralli as Maddalena Scognamiglio, Vincenzo's wife * Giacomo Furia as Vincenzo Scognamiglio * Enzo Turco as Brigadier Lanocella * Fred Buscaglione as himself * Juan José Menéndez as Alberto * Rafael Luis Calvo as Ciardella * Maria Luisa Rolando as Concetta Improta * Felix Fernandex as Dr. Ascione Release ''The Thieves'' was released on June 27, 1959. See also * List of Italian films of 1959 A list of films produced in Italy in 1959 (see 1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he garnered an international cult following for his giallo and horror films. His most notable films include the "Gates of Hell" trilogy—'' City of the Living Dead'' (1980), '' The Beyond'' (1981), and '' The House by the Cemetery'' (1981)—as well as ''Massacre Time'' (1966), '' One on Top of the Other'' (1969), '' Beatrice Cenci'' (1969), '' A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' (1971), '' Don't Torture a Duckling'' (1972), '' White Fang'' (1973), '' Four of the Apocalypse'' (1975), '' Sette note in nero'' (1977), ''Zombi 2'' (1979), ''Contraband'' (1980), '' The New York Ripper'' (1982), ''Murder Rock'' (1984), and '' A Cat in the Brain'' (1990). Although a number of films over the years were said to have been "co-produced" by Fulci, he was just a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |