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1948 Certificate U Certificate U
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Vittorio De Sica's remarkable 1947 drama of desperation and survival in Italy's devastating post-war depression earned a special Oscar for its affecting power. Shot in the streets and alleys of Rome, De Sica uses the real-life environment of contemporary life to frame his moving drama of a desperate father whose new job .. Read more

Starring Gino Salamerenda, Lianella Carell, Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola
Director Vittorio De Sica
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Bicycle Thieves

Vittorio De Sica's remarkable 1947 drama of desperation and survival in Italy's devastating post-war depression earned a special Oscar for its affecting power. Shot in the streets and alleys of Rome, De Sica uses the real-life environment of contemporary life to frame his moving drama of a desperate father whose new job delivering cinema posters is threatened when a street thief steals his bicycle. Too poor to buy another, he and his son take to the streets in an impossible search for his bike. Cast with nonactors and filled with the real street life of Rome, this landmark film helped define the Italian neorealist approach with its mix of real life details, poetic imagery, and warm sentimentality..

Starring Gino Salamerenda, Lianella Carell, Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lamberto Maggiorani/ Enzo Staiola
Director Vittorio De Sica
Studio LACE GROUP
Original title Ladri Di Biciclette
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 25 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate Certificate U DVD
Certificate U LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: Italian
LOVEFiLM Instant: Italian
Blu-ray: Italian
Subtitles DVD: English
LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Blu-ray: English
Released Production year: 1948

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LOVEFiLM Instant: 01 Oct 2010

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DVD: 20 Feb 2006
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    • Bicycle Thieves - Blu-ray

    • Bicycle Thieves - Blu-ray
      The recipient of international acclaim, Vittorio de Sica's Italian Neorealist masterwork, THE BICYCLE THIEF, is a treasure of world cinema. After nearly two years of unemployment, Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani) finally finds work posting bills. But he needs a bicycle to do the job. Unfortunately, he ...
    • Bicycle Thieves

    • Bicycle Thieves
      Vittorio De Sica's remarkable 1947 drama of desperation and survival in Italy's devastating post-war depression earned a special Oscar for its affecting power. Shot in the streets and alleys of Rome, De Sica uses the real-life environment of contemporary life to frame his moving drama of a ...

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