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Bicycle Thieves (1948)
In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen. He and his son set out to find it.
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Antonio -
Bruno -
Maria -
The Charitable Lady
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Baiocco
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The Beggar
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The Thief
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Secretary of the Charity Organization
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Amateur Actor
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A Beggar
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Director:
Vittorio De SicaWriters:
Cesare Zavattini (story), Luigi Bartolini (novel), Oreste Biancoli (screenplay), Suso Cecchi D'Amico (screenplay), Vittorio De Sica (screenplay), Adolfo Franci (screenplay), Gherardo Gherardi (screenplay), Gerardo Guerrieri (screenplay), Cesare Zavattini (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
The actors in the film were all amateurs. Vittorio De Sica decided not to use professionals.
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Antonio Ricci:
"Why should I kill myself worrying when I'll end up just as dead?"
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The accomplice thief who first spies the bike then misleads in the car chase, goes from clean shaven to unshaven between the two scenes.
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Genres
DramaDetails
Release Date:
13 December 1949Language
Italian
Country of Origin
ItalyBox Office
Budget:
$133,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$25,010 (USA) (7 February 1999)
Gross:
$332,930 (USA) (5 September 1999)
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