The Passionate Thief
“The people and passions will steal your heart away!”
1960 · 1 h 46 min
Directed by 
Mario Monicelli
Mario MonicelliCast
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Plot
A pair of petty crooks on New Year's Eve in Rome get tangled with a girl and a robbery, in a comic night.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mario Monicelli's Italian comedy, Risate di gioia, with Anna Magnani, Totò and Ben Gazzara, is warm, funny and bittersweet.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,045 votes)
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