''The Bandit'' ( it, Il Bandito) is a 1946 Italian drama

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

directed by

Alberto Lattuada Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a mem ...

and starring Anna Magnani, Amedeo Nazzari and Carla Del Poggio. It was shot on location in Turin. Nazzari won the Nastro d'Argento as Best Actor for his performance. The film was entered into the

1946 Cannes Film Festival The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after t ...

Plot

A contingent of Italian prisoners of war arrive on a train from Germany after World War II to Turin. The city where Ernesto (played by Nazzari) lives has been bombed, his mother is dead and his sister has gone missing. State help for returning veterans is scant and bureaucracy rampant. Ernesto tries to get an honest job, but fails. After finding a lost purse and meeting the dangerously seductive Lidia (played by Anna Magnani), Ernesto discovers the whereabouts of his lost sister (played by Carla del Poggio), who has turned to prostitution to survive during the war years. He unwittingly causes her death, kills her pimp, escapes capture with Lidia's help and joins her gangster band.

Cast

* Anna Magnani as Lidia * Amedeo Nazzari as Ernesto * Carla Del Poggio as Maria *

Carlo Campanini Carlo Campanini (5 October 1906 – 20 November 1984), was an Italian actor, singer and comedian. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1939 and 1969. Life and career Born in Turin, Campanini attended a technical school and a course of ...

as Carlo *Eliana Banducci as Rosetta * Mino Doro as Mirko * Folco Lulli as Andrea * Mario Perrone as Il gobbo * Amato Garbini as Il tenutario * Gianni Appelius as Signorina * Ruggero Madrigali as Il negriero * Thea Aimaretti as Tecla, la padrona * Alessandro Tedeschi as Stefano Albertini

References

Bibliography

* Gundle, Stephen. ''Fame Amid the Ruins: Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism''. Berghahn Books, 2019. * Reeves, Nicholas. ''The Power of Film Propaganda: Myth or Reality?''. Continuum, 2003.

External links

* 1946 films Italian World War II films 1940s Italian-language films Films set in Italy 1946 crime drama films Italian black-and-white films Social realism in film Films directed by Alberto Lattuada Films set in Turin Films shot in Turin Lux Film films Italian crime drama films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub