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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Bicycle Thieves canonical 15
The Bicycle Thief 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian neorealist film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Honorary Award for Best Foreign Language Film ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Film ⓘ
Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film ⓘ
basedOn Ladri di biciclette (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Ladri di biciclette
basedOnAuthor Luigi Bartolini ⓘ
character Antonio Ricci ⓘ
Bruno Ricci ⓘ
Maria Ricci ⓘ
cinematographyBy Carlo Montuori ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
director Vittorio De Sica ⓘ
distributor Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche ⓘ
editedBy Eraldo Da Roma ⓘ
filmLocation Rome ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
neorealist film ⓘ
influenced Italian neorealist cinema ⓘ
linked to: Italian Neorealism

international art cinema ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
movement Italian neorealism ⓘ
linked to: Italian Neorealism
musicBy Alessandro Cicognini ⓘ
notableFor on-location shooting in Rome ⓘ
use of non-professional actors ⓘ
originalTitle Ladri di biciclette ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Vittorio De Sica ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the greatest films of all time ⓘ
recognizedBy Sight & Sound critics’ polls ⓘ
releaseYear 1948 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 89 ⓘ
screenwriter Adolfo Franci ⓘ
Cesare Zavattini ⓘ
Gerardo Guerrieri ⓘ
Oreste Biancoli ⓘ
Suso Cecchi d’Amico ⓘ
linked to: Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Vittorio De Sica ⓘ
settingLocation Rome ⓘ
settingPeriod post-World War II ⓘ
stars Enzo Staiola ⓘ
Lamberto Maggiorani ⓘ
Lianella Carell ⓘ
theme dignity and desperation ⓘ
father–son relationship ⓘ
postwar poverty ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ
usesNonProfessionalActors true ⓘ

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Italian cinema → keyNeorealistFilm → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Italian Neorealism → notableFilm → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Vatican list of important films → hasFilm → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Vittorio De Sica → notableWork → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Vittorio De Sica → workedOn → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Ataxia → associatedAct → The Bicycle Thief ⓘ
linked to: Bicycle Thieves
Neorealism → keyFilm → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Suso Cecchi d'Amico → notableWork → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Suso Cecchi d'Amico → workedOn → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Lux Film → hasProduced → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Cesare Zavattini → notableWork → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Cesare Zavattini → wroteFor → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Do Bigha Zamin → inspiredBy → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Polladhavan → inspiredBy → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Alfred Hayes → notableWork → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ
Alfred Hayes → notableWork → The Bicycle Thief ⓘ
linked to: Bicycle Thieves
Eraldo Da Roma → workedOn → Bicycle Thieves ⓘ