Aldo Fabrizi
Lorenzo Bottoni
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Cops and Robbers ( Italian: Guardie e ladri) is a 1951 Italian cult comedy film directed by Steno and Mario Monicelli. It stars the famous comedian Totò, and the cinematographer was the future film director Mario Bava.
Cops and Robbers: Directed by Mario Monicelli, Steno. With Aldo Fabrizi, Totò, Ave Ninchi, William Tubbs. Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Mario Monicelli, Steno
- 1951-12-21
Story. Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.
Cops and Robbers. Con man Esposito tries to provide for his poor family while eluding the determined policeman Bottoni, whose career rests upon capturing the slippery crook.
- Comedy, Drama
- Aldo Fabrizi, Totò, Ave Ninchi, Pina Piovani
- Mario Monicelli, Steno
Guardie e ladri (1951) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Guardie e Ladri (Cops and Robbers) is buoyed by the combined comic talents of Aldo Fabrizi and Toto. Toto plays Ferdinando Esposito, a thief who has successfully eluded the law for many years. Fabrizi plays Bottoni, a detective who has been given three months to bring Esposito to justice.
Guardie e Ladri plot. The sympathetic sergeant Bottoni arrests Ferdinando Esposito, a cunning con man who manages to escape immediately through a trick. Under penalty of dismissal, he must get the criminal under lock and key again within three months.
