Bicycle Thieves (1948)

19481h 29mdir. Vittorio De SicaItalianEnglish subtitlesItalydrama filmart film

With Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Gino Saltamerenda, Elena Altieri, Carlo Jachino, Fausto Guerzoni, Sergio Leone

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

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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.

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