(B&W) 77 min: Starring Gina Lollobrigida, Renato Baldini, Cosetta Greco.
Original story and script co-authored by FEDERICO FELLINI. This stark, gritty drama opens with a robbery of the gate receipts at a soccer stadium. Its committed by a group of diverse, desperate individuals in broad daylight, as thousands are cheering the match. The police doggedly pursue their investigation, but to no avail. The scenario chronicles the plight of the thieves, who at first go into hiding separately, and then begin to wither under the pressure of the crime. Gina Lollobrigida, then well on her way to becoming one of Europe's top movie personalities, is cast as the glamorous, vampish Daniela, whose presence and actions are crucial to the story. The film earned the Best Italian Film prize at the 1951 Venice Film Festival.
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