Overview

Teresa gets her first taste of crime -- and its consequences -- when, during World War II, she is nabbed for robbing an apartment. But being poor and perpetually starving, the pretty petty thief doesn't give up her quest for ill-gotten gains and soon turns to pick-pocketing. Despite her questionable thieving skills, the bumbling crook tries scheme after scheme, pilfering from strangers and dodging the law as she searches for a way to fund an adequate meal.

Top Cast

Monica Vitti

Teresa

Stefano Satta Flores

Ercoletto

Isa Danieli

Dina

Carlo Delle Piane

Carlo Occhilustri

Michele Placido

Tonino Santità, detto Mortadella

V

Valeriano Vallone

Sisto

Luciana Turina

Gianna la boccona

Anna Bonaiuto

G

Geraldine Hooper

Nazzareno Natale

Federico

Denise Péron

Fiorenzo Fiorentini

Alvaro "Ciancastorta"