Peccato che sia una canaglia

Marcello Mastroianni is a cab driver hired by Sophia Loren and two guys to take them to a beach out in the countryside. It's a ruse to steal his cab, but when it fails, Mastroianni is left with Loren, who he tries to take to the police. She gets away, but Mastroianni finds his way to her family, a clan of thieves headed by her father Vittorio De Sica. Mastroianni spends the film alternately falling in love with Loren and trying to turn her in to the police.

This is a delightful screwball comedy quite reminiscent at times of "The Lady Eve". Mastroianni and Loren appeared together in 14 films, and their chemistry is magnificent. That said, De Sica steals the film, especially in the climactic scene that sees everyone in a judge's chambers trying to explain what happened.

The "Bingo Bango Bongo" song will stay in your head for days.