Cops and Robbers (1951 film)

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Guardie e ladri

Italian film poster
Directed by Steno
Mario Monicelli
Produced by Carlo Ponti
Dino De Laurentiis
Written by Vitaliano Brancati
Ennio Flaiano
Aldo Fabrizi
Mario Monicelli
Ruggero Maccari
Steno
Starring Totò
Aldo Fabrizi
Ave Ninchi
Rossana Podestà
Music by Alessandro Cicognini
Cinematography Mario Bava
Editing by Adriana Novelli
Release date(s) October 21, 1951 (1951-10-21)
Running time 109 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Cops and Robbers (Italian: Guardie e ladri) is a 1951 Italian cult comedy film directed by Steno and Mario Monicelli. It is starred by famous comedian Totó, and it was cinematographied by future film director Mario Bava. Its style is close to Italian neorealism. It had troubles with censorship because its view of clumsy police and smart thieves, but it was a great success.

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[edit] Plot

In Rome, during the Americans with their Marshall plan helps, a thief Totò makes the life of a cop Aldo Fabrizi difficult. The cop has to chase the thief if he wants to recover his job, but both families, now, have become intimate friends.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Cops and Robbers". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4013/year/1952.html. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 

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