The City Defends Itself (1951)
Overview
Four criminals commit a robbery at a soccer stadium, and then split up to try to hide separately from the police.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 1.572 |
Directed By
Pietro Germi
Crew
Federico Fellini
Tullio Pinelli
Pietro Germi
Carlo Rustichelli
Luigi Comencini
Carlo Civallero
Goffredo Bellisario
Marcello Giannini
Giuseppe Mangione
Franco Freda
Mario Messina
Orazio Tassara
Carlo Egidi
Carlo Egidi
Pietro Germi
Ottorino Vidotto
Tullio Pinelli
Paolo Gargano
Carlo Montuori
Federico Fellini
Rolando Benedetti
Franco Ferrara
Elvira D'Amico
Vittorio Forges Davanzati
TOP CAST
Gina Lollobrigida
Daniela
Renato Baldini
Paolo Leandri
Cosetta Greco
Lina Girosi - moglie di Luigi
Paul Müller
Guido Marchi - il professore
Fausto Tozzi
Luigi Girosi
Enzo Maggio
Alberto Tosi
Tamara Lees
La donna del ritratto
Emma Baron
La madre di Alberto
Patrizia Manca
Sandrina Girosi - figlia di Lina e Luigi
Ferdinando Lattanzi
Il padre di Alberto
Giuseppe Chinnici
Commissario di polizia
Vincenzo Tocci
Capitano della nave
Amedeo Trilli
Conducente del tram
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