Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
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...
Cast: Adolfo Celi, Tina Pica, Mario Russo, Luigi Dermastro, Antonio Cirelli, Clemente De Michele, Carlo Della Posta, Carlo Barbieri, Ettore Mattia, Giovanni Rinaldi
Writers: Suso Cecchi d'Amico (Story), Luigi Comencini (Story), Aldo Buzzi (Screenplay), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (Screenplay), Luigi Comencini (Screenplay), Armando Curcio (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Aldo Tonti
Production Designer: Piero Gherardi
Editor: Adriana Novelli
Composer: Nino Rota
Costume Designer: Piero Gherardi
Direction team: Aldo Buzzi (Co-Director), Giulio Macchi (Second Assistant Director)
Producers: Carlo Ponti, Gigi Martello
Production: Lux Film
