Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
Cast
Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi
Rinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele
Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi
Arcangeli
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda
il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro
L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra
Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Leo Garavaglia
il commissario (uncredited)
Crew
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay, Story
Adolfo Franci
Screenplay, Story
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay, Story
Cesare Giulio Viola
Screenplay, Story
Niccolò Lazzari
Editor
Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography
Umberto Scarpelli
First Assistant Director
Armando W. Tamburella
Second Assistant Director
Argi Rovelli
Second Assistant Director
Elmo De Sica
Second Assistant Director
Paolo William Tamburella
Producer
Franco Serino
Production Assistant
Ivo Battelli
Production Design
Giulio Lombardozzi
Production Design
Elio Paccara
Camera Operator
Tullo Parmegiani
Sound
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Nino Ottavi
Production Manager
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