BICYCLE THIEVES
synopsis
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proof, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job.
| international title: | Bicycle Thieves |
| original title: | Ladri di biciclette |
| country: | Italy |
| year: | 1948 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Vittorio De Sica |
| film run: | 89' |
| release date: | IT 21/11/1948, BE 07/1949, CH 07/1949, FR 26/08/1949, UK 04/09/1949, TR 13/12/1949, SE 27/02/1950, HU 30/04/1950, SU 11/05/1950, ES 05/06/1950, PT 20/11/1950, DK 15/12/1950, GR 05/02/1951, DE 24/08/1951, FI 01/02/1952, DD 17/04/1953, AT 10/07/1953, PL 22/11/2013 |
| screenplay: | Cesare Zavattini, Oreste Biancoli, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Vittorio De Sica, Adolfo Franci, Gherardo Gherardi, Gerardo Guerrieri |
| cast: | Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell |
| cinematography by: | Carlo Montuori |
| film editing: | Eraldo Da Roma |
| art director: | Antonio Traverso |
| producer: | Giuseppe Amato |
