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.

Pasquale Maggi

Giuseppe Filippucci

Raffaele

Arcangeli

Staffera

il Panza (uncredited)

L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)

Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)

il commissario (uncredited)