Guaglio

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...

Country:

Italy

Genre:

Drama,

Comedy

Duration:

80 minutes

Year:

1948

Director:

Luigi Comencini

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Company:

Lux Film

Cast:

Don Pietro Tassinare

Maddalena, la cuoca

Peppinello, a boy

Ciccillo, a boy

Edoardo, a boy

Crew:

Screenplay

Production Design

Screenplay

Story

Original Music Composer