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Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves (1948)★ 8.5/10

Not Rated · IT · 89 min · November 21, 1948

  • Drama

Directed by: Vittorio De Sica

Written by: Cesare Zavattini, Luigi Bartolini, Oreste Biancoli, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Vittorio De Sica

Antonio Ricci, an unemployed worker in post-war Italy, gets a job for which he needs a bicycle. When he finally gets it, it is stolen and he and his son Bruno embark on a desperate search to get it back.

Directed by

Vittorio De Sica

Written by

Cesare ZavattiniLuigi BartoliniOreste BiancoliSuso Cecchi D'AmicoVittorio De SicaAdolfo FranciGherardo GherardiGerardo Guerrieri

Cast & crew

Lamberto MaggioraniAntonioEnzo StaiolaBrunoLianella CarellMariaElena AltieriThe Charitable LadyGino SaltamerendaBaioccoGiulio ChiariThe BeggarVittorio AntonucciThe ThiefMichele SakaraSecretary of the Charity OrganizationFausto GuerzoniAmateur ActorEmma DruettiMemmo CarotenutouncreditedGiulio BattiferriCitizen Who Protects the Real ThiefuncreditedSergio LeoneA Seminary StudentuncreditedMario MeniconiMeniconi, the Street SweeperuncreditedChecco RissoneGuard in Piazza VittoriouncreditedUmberto SpadarouncreditedGiovanni CorporaleuncreditedVeriano GinesiMan in the CrowduncreditedPiero HeliczerYoung BoyuncreditedIda Bracci DoratiLa SantonauncreditedNando BrunouncreditedMassimo RandisiRich Kid in RestaurantuncreditedEolo CaprittiuncreditedPeppino SpadaroPolice OfficeruncreditedCarlo JachinoA Beggar