The Bandit

The Bandit

A searing drama of moral and social chaos!

1946 · 78 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Crime

Among others, Ernesto returns to Turin after the war from a German POW camp; his household destroyed and family deceased, he tries making an honest living.

Directed by Alberto Lattuada · Written by Alberto Lattuada

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Sooner

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 3m together

The Bandit

Unexpected

Both from Alberto Lattuada.

More from Alberto LattuadaSee all →

UnexpectedUnexpected · 1961
Unexpected
9.51961
MovieDrama
An English teacher seduces a young student in the company of his wife to help him in an ambitious plan with the kidnapping of a newborn baby of a wealthy businessman.
MafiosoMafioso · 1962
Mafioso
7.61962
MovieCrimeDrama
When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.
AnnaAnna · 1951
Anna
7.31951
MovieDramaRomance
The life story of a nun who started out as a bar singer, then took the veil because she couldn't choose between two men, and now devotes herself to nursing.
Variety LightsVariety Lights · 1950
Variety Lights
6.91950
MovieDramaComedy
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.
A Hero of Our TimesA Hero of Our Times · 1955
A Hero of Our Times
6.91955
MovieComedy
Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband was killed during a wild boar hunt. She likes him but Alberto likes Marcella; she is under age and he is awaiting her birthday to declare his love. His greater traits are to be fearful of everything and to be selfish. This nature will get him into trouble..
GuendalinaGuendalina · 1957
Guendalina
6.51957
MovieComedy
Wealthy teenager Guendalina is a child of divorce. Oberdan, likewise a teenager, is a boy from a blue-collar family. Escaping from the tribulations of her home life, Guendalina creates a dream world of her own, casting Oberdan as her personal Prince Charming. Despite parental objections, girl and boy fall in love. Interestingly enough, the relationship between Guendalina and Oberdan remains pure and chaste throughout their film, which is more than can be said for their parents. their respective parents behave with marked laciviousness.
Love in the CityLove in the City · 1953
Love in the City
6.51953
MovieDramaRomance
Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.
La freccia nel fiancoLa freccia nel fianco · 1945
La freccia nel fianco
6.51945
MovieDrama
A married woman fights her strange attraction to an aristocratic young pianist from her past.
TempestTempest · 1958
Tempest
6.51958
MovieAdventureHistory
A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost. During a blinding snowstorm he comes upon a stranger who was caught in the storm and is near death from freezing. He rescues the man and eventually brings him back to health. When the man is well enough to travel, the two part company and the man vows to repay the officer for saving his life. Soon after he arrives at his new post, a revolt by the local Cossacks breaks out and the fort is besieged by the rebels. The young officer is astonished to find out that the leader of the rebellious Cossacks is none other than the stranger whose life he had saved during the storm.
Come Have Coffee with UsCome Have Coffee with Us · 1970
Come Have Coffee with Us
6.31970
MovieComedy
At age 50, tax inspector Emerenziano decides to settle down and aims to the three Tettamanzi sisters, who, though not young or pretty by any means, have recently inherited a large amount of money.
The BoarderThe Boarder · 1954
The Boarder
6.31954
MovieComedyDrama
A mysterious woman takes her daughter on vacation after they've been separated for several months. There, she meets some of the richest and most eccentric people, who are hiding just as much as she is.
Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus · 1985
Christopher Columbus
6.21985
SeriesDramaAction & Adventure
After his proposal to sail west to the East Indies is rejected by Portugal, Columbus overcomes court intrigue in Spain to gain support for his expedition.
Elementary SchoolElementary School · 1954
Elementary School
6.21954
MovieComedy
Dante Trilli, who has been teaching in his village school for about twenty years, wins a competition for Milan. Waiting for him is his childhood friend, where he is the janitor in the school where Trilli will teach.
White SisterWhite Sister · 1972
White Sister
6.01972
MovieDrama
A strange love story between a devoted young nun and a young Marxist determined to help run the hospital wards where the nun is the head nurse.
Without PityWithout Pity · 1948
Without Pity
5.91948
MovieDramaRomance
A struggling woman and a black American soldier fall in love in post-World War II Italy.
Heart of a DogHeart of a Dog · 1976
Heart of a Dog
5.81976
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Professor Preobrazhensky puts courageous experiences, trying to turn a dog in equal to in all of the person. As a result somebody turns out Doggies. Unfortunately, experience proves that it is better for dog to remain a dog.

More Like This

Sharky's MachineSharky's Machine · 1981
Sharky's Machine
6.21981
MovieCrimeDrama
Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.
Blue CollarBlue Collar · 1978
Blue Collar
7.31978
MovieDramaCrime
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
The Lazarus ProjectThe Lazarus Project · 2008
The Lazarus Project
6.02008
MovieDramaThriller
After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he's told he's been hired as the groundskeeper. With the state of his soul in question, and the love for his wife and daughter all the more real and powerful, Ben must figure out if he's truly cheated death, or if he's become part of something far more sinister.
The AuraThe Aura · 2005
The Aura
7.02005
MovieDramaThriller
A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps…
Bottle RocketBottle Rocket · 1996
Bottle Rocket
6.71996
MovieComedyCrime
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
The Doom GenerationThe Doom Generation · 1995
The Doom Generation
6.51995
MovieComedyDrama
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.
Sugar & SpiceSugar & Spice · 2001
Sugar & Spice
6.42001
MovieCrimeComedy
When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Squad goes where no cheerleader has gone before: taking on a little after-school project known as bank robbery. But the A-Squad does things their way -- with sugar and spice -- forever changing their friendship, their future and the nation's notion of teen spirit.
The GeneralThe General · 1998
The General
6.71998
MovieCrimeDrama
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Hero WantedHero Wanted · 2008
Hero Wanted
5.32008
MovieCrimeAction
Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital.
Observe and ReportObserve and Report · 2009
Observe and Report
5.42009
MovieComedyCrime
Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close the case.
U TurnU Turn · 1997
U Turn
6.61997
MovieCrimeDrama
When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.
DobermannDobermann · 1997
Dobermann
6.51997
MovieActionCrime
The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.
Beijing BicycleBeijing Bicycle · 2001
Beijing Bicycle
6.92001
MovieDrama
A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.
Detective Knight: RogueDetective Knight: Rogue · 2022
Detective Knight: Rogue
6.02022
MovieActionCrime
As Los Angeles prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound detective James Knight’s partner in a shootout following a heist. With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee L.A. for New York, where the detective’s dark past collides with his present case and threatens to tear his world apart…unless redemption can claim Knight first.
Stealing HarvardStealing Harvard · 2002
Stealing Harvard
4.92002
MovieCrimeComedy
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
AccattoneAccattone · 1961
Accattone
7.71961
MovieDrama
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
The Big BounceThe Big Bounce · 2004
The Big Bounce
5.02004
MovieComedyCrime
A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischievous, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter