Gino Quirino aka Manolesta, a thief and a con man, lives on a barge anchored on the Tiber with Bruno, his young son. Gino ends up in the crosshairs of the social worker Dr. Angela De Maria, and he is forced to find an honest job.
Story: Enrico Oldoini, Ottavio Jemma
Screenplay: Ottavio Jemma
Director: Pasquale Festa Campanile
Producer: Aurelio De Laurentiis, Luigi De Laurentiis
Director of Photography: Giancarlo Ferrando