
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

as Pasquale Maggi

as Giuseppe Filippucci

as Raffaele

as Arcangeli

as Staffera

as il Panza (uncredited)

as L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)

as Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)

as il commissario (uncredited)