The Thieves (1959 film)
# The Thieves (1959 film)

The Thieves (Italian: I ladri, Spanish: Contrabando en Nápoles) is a 1959 Italian-Spanish criminal comedy film written and directed by Lucio Fulci and starring Totò and Giovanna Ralli.

## Plot

Gangster Joe Castagneto is declared undesirable by the U.S. government and returns to Naples where, under a special surveillance, he will have to deal with the hard-working and smart Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio.

## Cast

* Totò as Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio
* Armando Calvo as Joe Castagnato/Inspector Mac Millan
* Giovanna Ralli as Maddalena Scognamiglio, Vincenzo's wife
* Giacomo Furia as Vincenzo Scognamiglio
* Enzo Turco as Brigadier Lanocella
* Fred Buscaglione as himself
* Juan José Menéndez as Alberto
* Rafael Luis Calvo as Ciardella
* Maria Luisa Rolando as Concetta Improta
* Felix Fernandex as Dr. Ascione

## Release

The Thieves was released on June 27, 1959.

