Bicycle Thieves
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Bicycle Thieves is a landmark 1948 Italian neorealist film by Vittorio De Sica that poignantly portrays postwar poverty through the story of a father and son searching Rome for a stolen bicycle essential to their survival.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Italian neorealist film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Honorary Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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BAFTA Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ladri di biciclette (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Luigi Bartolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Antonio Ricci
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Bruno Ricci NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Ricci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Carlo Montuori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Vittorio De Sica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Eraldo Da Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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neorealist film ⓘ |
| influenced |
Italian neorealist cinema
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international art cinema ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| movement | Italian neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alessandro Cicognini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
on-location shooting in Rome
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use of non-professional actors ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Ladri di biciclette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A poor father searches Rome with his young son for his stolen bicycle, which is essential for his job and the family’s survival. ⓘ |
| producer |
Giuseppe Amato
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Vittorio De Sica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the greatest films of all time ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Sight & Sound critics’ polls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Adolfo Franci
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Cesare Zavattini NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerardo Guerrieri NERFINISHED ⓘ Oreste Biancoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Suso Cecchi d’Amico NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittorio De Sica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| stars |
Enzo Staiola
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Lamberto Maggiorani NERFINISHED ⓘ Lianella Carell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dignity and desperation
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father–son relationship ⓘ postwar poverty ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| usesNonProfessionalActors | true ⓘ |
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