The Band of Honest Men

The Band of Honest Men

1956•1h 41m•7.7/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(231)

Italy, mid '60s. Three guys from a poor neighbourhood try to get rich by printing fake money using the fact that one of them works as a typographer. The story unravels around their embarrassed efforts to spend the money, their little family issues and ends with a surprise.

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Production

D.D.L.

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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Antonio Buonocore

Peppino De Filippo

Peppino De Filippo

Giuseppe Lo Turco

Giulia Rubini

Giulia Rubini

Marcella

Giacomo Furia

Giacomo Furia

Cardone

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti

Michele

Yoka Berretty

Yoka Berretty

Marlene, moglie di Antonio

Luigi Pavese

Luigi Pavese

Rag. Casoria

Annette Ciarli

Madre di Antonio

Lauro Gazzolo

Lauro Gazzolo

Andrea

Salvo Libassi

Salvo Libassi

Brigadiere Solmi

Mario Meniconi

Mario Meniconi

Un finanziere

Guido Martufi

Riccardo, figlio di Lo Turco

Memmo Carotenuto

Memmo Carotenuto

Fernando, l'aspirante portiere

Gildo Bocci

Gildo Bocci

Tabaccaio (uncredited)

Nando Bruno

Nando Bruno

Maresciallo Denti (uncredited)

Andrea De Pino

Il dottore (uncredited)

Mariangela Giordano

Mariangela Giordano

(uncredited)

Ginette Leclerc

Ginette Leclerc

(uncredited)

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