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...
Adolfo Celi
Don Pietro Tassinare
Tina Pica
Maddalena, la cuoca
Mario Russo
Peppinello, a boy
Luigi Dermastro
Ciccillo, a boy
Antonio Cirelli
Edoardo, a boy
Clemente De Michele
Totonno
Carlo Della Posta
Carlo Barbieri
Ettore Mattia
Giovanni Rinaldi
Director, Screenplay, Story
Luigi Comencini
Idea
Gigi Martello
Screenplay
Armando Curcio
Screenplay
Aldo Buzzi
Screenplay, Story
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
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Italian
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