The Crossroads

The Crossroads or The Junction is a 1951 Italian crime film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Raf Vallone, Charles Vanel and Claudine Dupuis. A criminal infiltrates the police to assist his gang, but begins to have a change of heart when he enjoys his new job. The film's sets were designed by Luigi Ricci. Plot Italy, 1950s. Aldo Marchi (Raf Vallone), already decorated during the war and later became the leader of a dangerous criminal gang of thieves, managed to get into the police flying squad of Turin with the aim to safely direct the robbery of the companions Cast Raf Vallone as Aldo Marchi Charles Vanel as Lubiani Claudine Dupuis as Giovanna Saro Urzì as Il brigadiere Carmelo Carlin Carlo Sposito as Il vice-commissario Sani Gianni Rizzo as Beppe detto il Curato Natale Cirino as Aldrighi Franco Navarra as L'Americano Saro Arcidiacono as Bergomi Pierangelo Attino as Gino Franco Balducci Evar Maran as Mario Boresi detto il Bello Mimo Billi as Un vice-commissario Piero Pastore as De Vecchi Gianni Luda Enzo Tarascio Delfi Tanzi Winni Riva Ermanno Pavarino Alberto Collo Michel Lemoine