Directed by:
Vittorio De SicaCinematography:
Carlo MontuoriComposer:
Alessandro CicogniniCast:
Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Gino Saltamerenda, Vittorio Antonucci, Giulio Chiari, Carlo Jachino, Emma Druetti, Nando Bruno (more)VOD (1)
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A masterpiece of Italian filmmaking and foundation stone of the neorealist film movement, Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief is a harrowing portrait of loss and depravation in post-war Rome. Awarded an honorary Oscar for Best Foreign Film, and regularly voted one of the greatest films of all time, The Bicycle Thief is a simple, powerful movie about a man who needs a job. Like the great neo-realist film that preceded it, Roberto Rossellini's Open City, The Bicycle Thief was shot on location in the streets of Rome using non-professional actors, giving chilling authenticity to the story of a man's desperate bid to provide for his family. De Sica combined with long-time collaborator, writer Cesare Zavattini, to produce a potent mix of real life detail, detective story and poetic melodrama as a father (Lamberto Maggiorani) and his devoted son (Enzo Staiola) roam the streets of the capital in search of the bicycle that will deliver them from poverty. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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Lamberto Maggiorani
Italy
Best movies:
Vacation with a Gangster (1954)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
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Enzo Staiola
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Lianella Carell
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Gino Saltamerenda
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Shoeshine (1946)
Vittorio Antonucci
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Giulio Chiari
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Carlo Jachino
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Emma Druetti
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
The Lady Without Camelias (1953)
Nando Bruno
Italy
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Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rome, Open City (1945)
Che gioia vivere (1961)
Sergio Leone
Italy
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Death Valley Gunfighters (1969)
Memmo Carotenuto
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Like Father, Like Son (1957)
Umberto D. (1952)
Giulio Battiferri
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
Mamma's Boy (1957)
Eolo Capritti
Italy
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Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Ginger and Fred (1986)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Umberto Spadaro
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
In the Name of the Law (1949)
Fausto Guerzoni
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rome 11:00 (1952)
Twelve Hours to Live (1950)
Mario Meniconi
Italy
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Elena Altieri
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Twelve Hours to Live (1950)
The Golden Coach (1952)
Peppino Spadaro
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Twelve Hours to Live (1950)
Shoeshine (1946)