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The Good Thief
63%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
The Good Thief (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Good Thief (1980) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Caleb, "son of nobody" (Enrico Montesano) lives in Galilee in Jesus' day and struggles as a thief and con-man, pretending to be a magician. When he witnesses Jesus turning water into wine, he thinks he's found a competitor. So Caleb goes on, convinced that Jesus is a fake just as he is, always trying to figure out h… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Good Thief 63% (27 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 27 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Caleb, "son of nobody" (Enrico Montesano) lives in Galilee in Jesus' day and struggles as a thief and con-man, pretending to be a magician. When he witnesses Jesus turning water into wine, he thinks he's found a competitor. So Caleb goes on, convinced that Jesus is a fake just as he is, always trying to figure out his tricks. In the meantime, he gets involved with a prostitute (played by Edwige Fenech), but also with the wife of a Roman patrician (played by the equally alluring Bernadette Lafont), he steals a few goats and cons a few people, he befriends a lovable dog and gets in trouble with some Roman soldiers.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-02-01
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 82660
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Caleb, "son of nobody" (Enrico Montesano) lives in Galilee in Jesus' day and struggles as a thief and con-man, pretending to be a magician. When he witnesses Jesus turning water into wine, he think... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Good Thief?
The official runtime for The Good Thief is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Enrico Montesano
Caleb

Edwige Fenech
Debora

Bernadette Lafont
Appula

Claudio Cassinelli
Gesù

Enzo Robutti
Centurion

Daniele Vargas
Rufo

Sara Franchetti
Maddalena

Stefania D'Amario
Rachele, wife of Batuele
- J
Jamil Joudi
Batuele

Zuzana Martinková
Marta

Anna Orso
Maria

Marcella Petrelli
Prostitute

Auretta Gay
Girl next to Rufus
- M
Moncef Ben Yahia
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