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Guaglio

Guaglio

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 10, 1948

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

Proibito rubare

Production Companies

Lux Film

Director

Luigi Comencini

Description

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...