Il ladrone (1980)

Caleb vive in Galilea ai tempi di Gesù e si arrabatta con qualche furtarello e facendosi passare per mago. Per caso si trova a un banchetto di nozze e vede Gesù trasformare l'acqua in vino ... See full summary »

Director:

Pasquale Festa Campanile

Writers:

Pasquale Festa Campanile (novel), Renato Ghiotti,

Stars:

Enrico Montesano, Edwige Fenech, Bernadette Lafont

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Enrico Montesano	...	Caleb
Edwige Fenech	...	Deborah
Bernadette Lafont	...	Appula
Sara Franchetti	...	(as Sara Girgenti Franchetti)
Susanna Martinková	...	Marta (as Susanna Martinkova)
Daniele Vargas	...	Ruffo
Anna Orso	...	Maria Magdalena
Auretta Gay
Enzo Robutti	...	Centurion
Claudio Cassinelli	...	Jesus
Stefania D'Amario	...	(as Maria Stefania D'Amario)
Marcella Petrelli	...	Moglie di Batuele
Jamil Joudi	...	Batuele
Moncef Ben Yahia	...	(as Moncef Bel Hadj Yahia)

Storyline

Caleb vive in Galilea ai tempi di Gesù e si arrabatta con qualche furtarello e facendosi passare per mago. Per caso si trova a un banchetto di nozze e vede Gesù trasformare l'acqua in vino e pensa subito di aver trovato un concorrente più abile di lui. Riesce a rubare una collana per poi perderla e trova Deborah con cui dividerà la vita. Sempre affascinato dalla figura del Cristo, che continuerà a credere un mago più abile di lui, finirà in croce con lui accusato di un vecchio furto.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | reference to jesus christ | female nudity | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

May 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Good Thief

Filming Locations:

Hamaet, Tunisia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carthago Films S.a.r.l., Daimo Cinematografica, Films A2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 74715 delivered on 1-2-1980.

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Connections

References Ben-Hur (1959)

User Reviews

a thief adventure

it is, in same time, a nice Italian comedy and a religious film. a joke and map of a fundamental discover. a portrait of actual world. and a seductive labyrinth. a touching film, too long, maybe, but interesting, fresh and full of smart manner to build a different work about sacrifice of Christ. so, it is perfect movie for entire family because, in fact, it is only a beautiful story about a man and his image about life. essence - the right performance and slices of commedia dell arte, the meridional spirit as perfect spice and courage to realize a small revolution of good thief image. nothing else. with flavor of childhood games , with precise view about metamorphose of an existence, it is source of special joy.