Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Vittorio De Sica Director
- Franco Interlenghi as Pasquale Maggi
- Rinaldo Smordoni as Giuseppe Filippucci
- Annielo Mele as Raffaele
- Bruno Ortenzi as Arcangeli
- Emilio Cigoli as Staffera
- Gino Saltamerenda as il Panza (uncredited)
- Peppino Spadaro as L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
- Antonio Nicotra as Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
- Leo Garavaglia as il commissario (uncredited)
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