Guaglio

Story

Synopsis

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...

Director

Luigi Comencini

Writers

Luigi Comencini, Aldo Buzzi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Language

Italian

Country

Italy

Release date

10 September 1948

Ensemble

Cast

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  Adolfo Celi

  Don Pietro Tassinare

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  Tina Pica

  Maddalena, la cuoca

• Mario Russo

  Peppinello, a boy

• Luigi Dermastro

  Ciccillo, a boy

• Antonio Cirelli

  Edoardo, a boy

• Clemente De Michele

  Totonno

• Carlo Della Posta

• Carlo Barbieri

• Ettore Mattia

• Giovanni Rinaldi