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The Passionate Thief

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The Passionate Thief
Film poster
Directed byMario Monicelli
Screenplay bySuso Cecchi d'Amico
Age & Scarpelli
Mario Monicelli
Story bySuso Cecchi d'Amico
Age & Scarpelli
Mario Monicelli
Based onAlberto Moravia (stories)
Produced bySilvio Clementelli
StarringAnna Magnani
Totò
Ben Gazzara
Fred Clark
Edy Vessel
CinematographyLeonida Barboni
Edited byAdriana Novelli
Music byLelio Luttazzi
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Titanus
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • 13 October 1960 (1960-10-13)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Passionate Thief (Italian: Risate di gioia)[1] is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Anna Magnani and Totò and Ben Gazzara.[2]

Plot

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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.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dargis, Manohla (4 December 2014). "Telling Lies for Love, Cruelty or Expediency". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "Risate di gioia". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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