The Magliari

I Magliari
Directed by Francesco Rosi
Produced by Franco Cristaldi
Written by Francesco Rosi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Starring Alberto Sordi, Renato Salvatori
Music by Piero Piccioni
Cinematography Gianni Di Venanzo
Distributed by Cristaldi Film
Release dates
1959
Running time
121 minutes
Country Italy, France
Language Italian

I magliari (internationally released as The Magliari) is a 1959 Italian comedy drama film directed by Francesco Rosi.[1] The film won the silver ribbon for best cinematography.[2]

In 2008 it was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.[3][4][5]

Plot summary

Totonno is the leader of a gang of Italian workers who for years has been in West Germany. The group picks up rags and second hand cloths, marketing them to customers for sheer fabric with which to sew clothes. The work is dishonest, and in fact the customers realize it soon. When Totonno and his gang flee to another city in Germany, the group encounters a band of Poles, who're doing the same dirty work.

Cast

References

  1. Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano - I film. Gremese Editore, 1991.
  2. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.
  3. Massimo Bertarelli, Il cinema italiano in 100 film: i 100 film da salvare, Gremese Editore, 2004, ISBN 88-8440-340-5.
  4. Massimo Borriello (4 March 2008). "Cento film e un'Italia da non dimenticare". Movieplayer. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare". Corriere della Sera. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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