| Franco Citti | Vittorio ``Accattone'' Cataldi |
| Franca Pasut | Stella |
| Silvana Corsini | Maddalena |
| Paola Guidi | Ascenza |
| Adele Cambria | Nannina |
| Mario Cipriani | Balilla |
In the slums of Rome, Vittorio ''Accattone'' Cataldi supports himself as a pimp for his longtime girlfriend, Maddalena . When his meal ticket goes to jail after being assaulted by a pack of thugs, Accattone scrambles to survive, reduced to begging for food from his ex-wife, Ascenza . When he meets the virginal Stella, he sees a way back into his former profession. This is the first film by noted Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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