The Good Thief (1980)

  • T
  • 02/01/1980 (IT)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 48m

Overview

Caleb, "son of nobody" (Enrico Montesano) lives in Galilee in Jesus' day and struggles as a thief and con-man, pretending to be a magician. When he witnesses Jesus turning water into wine, he thinks he's found a competitor. So Caleb goes on, convinced that Jesus is a fake just as he is, always trying to figure out his tricks. In the meantime, he gets involved with a prostitute (played by Edwige Fenech), but also with the wife of a Roman patrician (played by the equally alluring Bernadette Lafont), he steals a few goats and cons a few people, he befriends a lovable dog and gets in trouble with some Roman soldiers.

Pasquale Festa Campanile

Director, Novel

Renato Ghiotto

Writer

Cast

Enrico Montesano's headshot

Enrico Montesano

Caleb
Edwige Fenech's headshot

Edwige Fenech

Debora
Bernadette Lafont's headshot

Bernadette Lafont

Appula
Claudio Cassinelli's headshot

Claudio Cassinelli

Gesù
Enzo Robutti's headshot

Enzo Robutti

Centurion
Daniele Vargas's headshot

Daniele Vargas

Rufo
Sara Franchetti's headshot

Sara Franchetti

Maddalena
Stefania D'Amario's headshot

Stefania D'Amario

Rachele, wife of Batuele

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