Bicycle Thieves (1948) | |
Director(s) | Vittorio de Sica |
Producer(s) | Giuseppe Amato, Vittorio de Sica (uncredited) |
Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Italy, Poverty |
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Bicycle Thieves Overview:
Bicycle Thieves (1948) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Vittorio de Sica and produced by Vittorio de Sica and Giuseppe Amato.
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Offbeat Blu-ray Review: Bicycle Thieves ? The Criterion Collection
By Devon Powell on Mar 18, 2016 From Hitchcock MasterSpine # 374? Distributor: Criterion Collection (USA)? Release Date: March 29, 2016? Region: Region A Length: 1:29:27 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: Italian Mono LPCM (48kHz, 24-Bit) Alternate Audio: English Dolby Digital Audio (48 kHz, 192 Kbps) Subtitles: English Ratio: 1.37:1 Bitrate: 34.9... Read full article
Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
By Judy on Oct 5, 2015 From Movie ClassicsI’ve written a review of this great Italian film as part of the Greatest Childhood/Adolescent Films Countdown over at Wonders in the Dark.... Read full article
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
By Beatrice on Mar 25, 2015 From Flickers in TimeBicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) Directed by Vittorio De Sica Written by Cezare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica et al from a novel by Luigi Bartolini 1948/USA Produzione De Sica Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #212 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Imagine a place and time when someone... Read full article
Sight and Sound Top 250 – #033 Bicycle Thieves (1948)
By Michael on Mar 2, 2015 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsIt’s been a bit as I’ve been trying to get caught up on a few other things, but finally, here we are with another look at one of the films on Sight and Sound’s most recent Top 250 All-Time Greatest Films list. Today it’s #38, Vittorio De Sica‘s Bicycle Thieves. Also, fo... Read full article
Thankful for World Cinema- Bicycle Thieves
By Bernardo Villela on Nov 23, 2011 From The Movie RatWhen looking for a theme in which to select films from the start of November until Thanksgiving being literal is not the best option. Films centered around Thanksgiving tend to be overly obsessed with dysfunctional families. So in thinking about the nature of the day which was initially a celebratio... Read full article
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Vittorio De Sica claimed he selected the actors for the characters of both Bruno and Antonio because of their walks.
The actors in the film were all amateurs. Vittorio De Sica decided not to use professionals.
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