Property Is No Longer a Theft () is a 1973 comedy film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Total, a young bank cashier, sees his life, with its grey, dismal prospects, as disappointing. He envies the wealth of many of his clients, often accumulated though criminal or corrupt activities. After surviving an armed robbery, he decides to start a new life, as a thief. Resigning from his job, he begins discreetly with small robberies in supermarkets, progressing to larger frauds, including of a former client, a butcher. He enjoys the new clothes, new cars and new women but his neuroticism and social conscience pose problems. Cast Ugo Tognazzi as The Butcher Flavio Bucci as Total Daria Nicolodi as Anita Salvo Randone as Total's father Mario Scaccia as Albertone Julien Guiomar as Bank director Jacques Herlin as Bank employee Gigi Proietti as Paco Orazio Orlando as Pirelli Ettore Garofolo as Bocio Gino Milli as Zaganè Cecilia Polizzi as Mafalda Luigi Antonio Guerra Ada Pometti Release Property is No Longer Theft was released on July 1, 1973. It was distributed by Titanus. References Sources External links 1973 films Italian comedy films French comedy films 1970s Italian-language films 1973 comedy films Films directed by Elio Petri Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro 1970s Italian films 1970s French films