Synopsis
In post-World War II Rome, plunged in poverty and unemployment, the inseparable bosom friends, Giuseppe Filippucci and Pasquale Maggi, struggle to eke out an existence working as shoe-shine boys, or sciuscià: a paraphrase of the English word, "shoeshine" with Neapolitan pronunciation. Intent on buying a gallant spotted horse, the entrepreneurial boot polishers are willing to go to great lengths to obtain hard-to-find cash, putting their precious friendship to the test, delving deeper and deeper into the harsh and ugly criminal underworld. But, are the boys prepared for an unwelcome but inevitable brush with the law?
Restored by The Film Foundation and Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, in association with Orium S.A. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
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Cast
Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele
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Producer
Paolo William Tamburella
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Screenplay
Sergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci, Cesare Giulio Viola, Cesare Zavattini
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Cinematography
Anchise Brizzi
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Editing
Niccolo’ Lazzari
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Sound
Tullo Parmegiani
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Music
Alessandro Cicognini