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Bicycle Thieves

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Also known as The Bicycle Thief, Ladri di biciclette

1948 film by Vittorio De Sica

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*Bicycle Thieves* (Italian: *Ladri di biciclette*) is a 1948 Italian black-and-white drama and art film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was written by Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and Oreste Biancoli, with cinematography by Carlo Montuori and editing by Eraldo Da Roma. Alessandro Cicognini composed the music. The cast includes Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, and Elena Altieri. The narrative is set in Rome, and the film was produced by Produzioni De Sica with De Sica also serving as executive producer.

The film has a runtime of 89 or 90 minutes and was released on various dates in 1948 and 1949. It is distributed via video on demand by Netflix. *Bicycle Thieves* received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film, the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, and an Academy Honorary Award. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film. The film holds a rating of 8.2 on IMDb and 8.171 on TMDb.

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Film · TMDB

8.2

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.

Released: 1948-07-2189 minDir: Vittorio De SicaDramaBudget: $133,000Box office: $450,159
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Cast

  • Lamberto Maggiorani as Antonio
  • Enzo Staiola as Bruno
  • Lianella Carell as Maria
  • Gino Saltamerenda as Baiocco
  • Vittorio Antonucci as Alfredo Catelli, The Thief
  • Giulio Chiari as The Beggar

Themes

  • rome, italy
  • italian
  • society
  • riding a bicycle
  • search
  • poster
  • thief
  • black and white
  • stolen bicycle
  • madame

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Ratings

IMDb

8.2/10

191,695 votes

Year
1948
Runtime
89 min
Genres
Drama

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Encyclopedic overview

Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette), also known as The Bicycle Thief, is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which he will lose the job which was to be the salvation of his young family.

Adapted for the screen by Cesare Zavattini from the 1946 novel by Luigi Bartolini, and starring Lamberto Maggiorani as the desperate father and Enzo Staiola as his plucky young son, Bicycle Thieves received an Academy Honorary Award (most outstanding foreign language film) in 1950, and in 1952 was deemed the greatest film of all time by Sight & Sound magazine's poll of filmmakers and critics; fifty years later another poll organized by the same magazine ranked it sixth among the greatest-ever films. In the 2012 version of the list the film ranked 33rd among critics and 10th among directors.

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