

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...
Edoardo, a boy
The original title is "Proibito rubare" (IT).
The runtime is 80 minutes (1h 20m).
The film was directed by Luigi Comencini.
The screenplay was written by Aldo Buzzi and Suso Cecchi d'Amico.
The score was composed by Nino Rota.
Cinematography was handled by Aldo Tonti.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0040713.
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Proibito rubare
Released
Italiano
Italy