Guardie E Ladri (1951) Review

(the "thief" Ferdinando) delivers a career-defining performance, moving away from his usual surreal slapstick to a nuanced, tragicomic portrayal of a man driven to petty crime by poverty.

While it starts as a hilarious cat-and-mouse chase through the streets of Rome, the film quickly reveals a "tragical side". Guardie e ladri (1951)

It won the Best Screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1952. Guardie e ladri (1951)