The moral bankruptcy of desperate youth brought stunningly, shockingly to the screen...
The exploits of three young Roman criminals are chronicled in this socially conscious drama. The young men commit petty crimes all day, beginning with arms theft, leading to an encounter with three streetwalkers. After their pleasure, the boys try to cheat the hookers, but the ladies are smarter than that and have stolen their cash ahead of time. It's back to the city for the boys, where they continue their destructive games...
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Laurent Terzieff
Ruggeretto
Jean-Claude Brialy
Scintillone
Franco Interlenghi
Bellabella
Rosanna Schiaffino
Rossana
Elsa Martinelli
Anna
Anna Maria Ferrero
Nicoletta
Tomas Milian
Achille
Antonella Lualdi
Supplizia
Franco Balducci
Eliseo
Mario Meniconi
Mosciarella
Mylène Demongeot
Laura
Maurizio Conti
Pepito
Piero Palmisano
Il sordomuto
Marcella Valeri
Rossana's Mother
Isarco Ravaioli
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Mauro Bolognini
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Screenplay
Jacques-Laurent Bost
Screenplay
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Novel
Tonino Cervi
Producer
Alessandro Jacovoni
Producer
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Piero Piccioni
Original Music Composer
Nino Baragli
Editor
Marcel Escoffier
Costume Design
Carlo Egidi
Production Design
