The Icicle Thief
1989, Italian. Directed by Maurizio Nichetti.
Director Maurizio Nichetti is invited on TV to introduce a screening of his neo-realist classic 'The Icicle Thief'. He is horrified to discover that his black-and-white tale of life in poverty is constantly interrupted by garish color commercials, and even more horrified when a power cut in the studio causes film and commercials to mix up – a glamorous model finds herself in the arms of an unemployed pauper, while his wife finds herself in consumers' heaven. Nichetti has to break into the film to try to sort everything out.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Maurizio NichettiDirector
- Maurizio NichettiSelf / Antonio Piermattei
- Caterina Sylos LabiniMaria Piermattei
- Federico RizzoBruno Piermattei
- Renato ScarpaDon Italo
- Heidi KomarekModella
- Carlina TortaTelespettatrice
- Massimo SacilottoTelespettatore
- Claudio G. FavaCritico
- Lella CostaSegretaria TV
- Marco ZannoniTecnico TV
- Anna Maria TorniaiSarta TV
- Clara DroettoTruccatrice TV
Details
- Released
- 16 February 1989
- Original title
- Ladri di saponette
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Mauro Monti, Maurizio Nichetti
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The Icicle Thief runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Icicle Thief isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 February 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Icicle Thief?
If you liked The Icicle Thief, try The SuperVips, Boris: The Film, Thunderstruck.
Who directed The Icicle Thief?
The Icicle Thief (1989) was directed by Maurizio Nichetti and stars Maurizio Nichetti, Caterina Sylos Labini, Federico Rizzo.