Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
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Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi
Rinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele
Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi
Arcangeli
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda
il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro
L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra
Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Leo Garavaglia
il commissario (uncredited)
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Adolfo Franci
Screenplay, Story
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay, Story
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay, Story
Cesare Giulio Viola
Screenplay, Story
Paolo William Tamburella
Producer
Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Niccolò Lazzari
Editor
Ivo Battelli
Production Design
Giulio Lombardozzi
Production Design
