125 minutes
10/11/1973
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.
Monica Vitti
as Teresa
Stefano Satta Flores
as Ercoletto
Isa Danieli
as Dina
Carlo Delle Piane
as Carlo Occhilustri
Michele Placido
as Tonino Santità, detto Mortadella
Valeriano Vallone
as Sisto
Luciana Turina
as Gianna la boccona
Anna Bonaiuto
Geraldine Hooper
Nazzareno Natale
as Federico
Denise Péron
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
as Alvaro "Ciancastorta"
Franco Diogene
Elisabetta Genovese
Ada Passeri
as Detenuta (uncredited)
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Rosita Torosh
Geraldine Hooper