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
Teresa
Stefano Satta Flores
Ercoletto
Isa Danieli
Dina
Carlo Delle Piane
Carlo Occhilustri
Michele Placido
Tonino Santità, detto Mortadella
Valeriano Vallone
Sisto
Luciana Turina
Gianna la boccona
Anna Bonaiuto
