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The Good Thief

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1980 · 1h 48m · Comedy · France, Italy · Rated T (IT)

Caleb, "son of nobody" (Enrico Montesano) lives in Galilee in Jesus' day and struggles as a thief and con-man, pretending to be a magician. When he witnesses Jesus turning water into wine, he thinks he's found a competitor. So Caleb goes on, convinced that Jesus is a fake just as he is, always trying to figure out his tricks. In the meantime, he gets involved with a prostitute (played by Edwige Fenech), but also with the wife of a Roman patrician (played by the equally alluring Bernadette Lafont), he steals a few goats and cons a few people, he befriends a lovable dog and gets in trouble with some Roman soldiers.

Directed by
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Written by
Renato Ghiotto, Ottavio Jemma, Santino Spartà, Stefano Ubezio
Based on the novel by
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Starring
Enrico Montesano, Edwige Fenech, Bernadette Lafont, Claudio Cassinelli
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