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.
as Teresa
as Ercoletto
as Dina
as Carlo Occhilustri
as Tonino Santità, detto Mortadella
as Sisto
as Gianna la boccona
as Federico
as Alvaro "Ciancastorta"
as Detenuta (uncredited)
