Simultaneously a grim expose of post-WWII black-marketeering in Italy and a wolf-whistling celebration of the pneumatic splendor of Gina Lollobrigida, Giorgio Pastina's drama takes place in a shattered society where situational morality is the order of the day. Giovanni (Amedeo Nazzari) and his partner, Lucien (Juan de Landa), disagree about how to run their gambling casino. Although Giovanni has no qualms about sleeping with Lucien’s wife, Marie
(Doris Dowling), he draws the line at cheating customers. Because the House keeps losing, Lucien branches out into tobacco smuggling. Led by the conniving Marco (Otello Toso), starving peasants risk arrest as they transport...
Released:
1950
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins