Guaglio

Guaglio — Plot

On his way to Africa, Don Pietro, a young missionary priest has his suitcase stolen in the station of Naples. While trying to retrieve his baggage he realizes how miserable the city of Naples is. Then he decides that his mission is there in Naples, He creates his 'The Boys' Town' a shelter for poor kids, aka the 'scugnizzi' (street urchins), with a view to putting them back on the right track. Some of the kids, though, do not play by the rules just using that 'home' as a convenient place for hiding the product of their thefts...

• Release date
• September 10, 1948
• Runtime
• 80 min
• Genres
• Drama, Comedy
• Director
• Luigi Comencini

Guaglio — Cast

Adolfo Celi Don Pietro Tassinare Tina Pica Maddalena, la cuoca

M

Mario Russo Peppinello, a boy

L

Luigi Dermastro Ciccillo, a boy

A

Antonio Cirelli Edoardo, a boy

C

Clemente De Michele Totonno

C

Carlo Della Posta

C

Carlo Barbieri