Maid, Thief and Guard

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Maid, Thief and Guard
Maid, Thief and Guard.jpg
Directed by Steno
Written by Sandro Continenza
Lucio Fulci
Steno
CinematographyRiccardo Pallottini
Music by Lelio Luttazzi
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageItalian

Maid, Thief and Guard (Italian : Guardia, ladro e cameriera/ Cop, Thief and Maid) is a 1958 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Steno. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A poor man attempts to break in and steal on the night of New Year's Eve, putting a guard and a maid into trouble. In the end, everything works out for the best.

Cast

  1. Gabriella Pallotta as Adalgisa Pellicciotti
  2. Nino Manfredi as Otello Cucchiaroni
  3. Fausto Cigliano as Amerigo Zappitelli
  4. Mario Carotenuto as The "Professor"
  5. Bice Valori as The Countess
  6. Luciano Salce as The Count
  7. Enzo Garinei as The Doctor
  8. Marco Guglielmi as Franco
  9. Salvo Libassi as Gioacchino
  10. Giampiero Littera as Angelino

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References

  1. Aldo Bernardini (1999). Nino Manfredi. Gremese Editore, 1999. ISBN   8877423692.
  2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876055487.
  3. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.