| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
A foreign film (Italy). |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. |
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Includes director's biography & filmography, awards, theatrical trailer in English. |
| Contents |
1. Main title ; Getting a job -- 2. Ricci's transportation -- 3. The one who sees -- 4. The bicycle thief -- 5. Baiocco's help -- 6. The search -- 7. Rain men -- 8. "It's the thief!" -- 9. Mass hysteria -- 10. Lunch break -- 11. Back to the seer -- 12. Face to face -- 13. Desperate measures -- 14. End credits. |
| Credits |
Photography, Carlo Montuori ; editor, Eraldo da Roma ; music, Alessandro Cicognini. |
| Cast |
Lamberto Maggiorani, Lianella Carell, Enzo Staiola, Elena Antieri, Gino Saltamerenda, Giulio Chiari, Vittorio Antonucci. |
| Summary |
Story of an unemployed man and his son in war devastated Rome. The father finds a job pasting up posters, work requiring a bicycle to get around. The bicycle is stolen; panic stricken at being unable to recover his bicycle and at the prospect of losing his job, the father is compelled to steal a bicycle, only to be caught and humiliated in front of his son. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
In Italian with English subtitles ; Dubbed English dialogue soundtrack. |
| Awards |
Golden Globes (1950): Best foreign film |
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Academy Awards (1950): Best foreign language film |
| Subject |
Italy -- Economic conditions -- 1945- -- Drama
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| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures, Italian.
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| Added Author |
De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974
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Zavattini, Cesare, 1902-1989
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Biancoli, Oreste
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Maggiorani, Lamberto, 1910-1983
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Staiola, Enzo, 1939-
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Carell, Lianella, 1927-2000-
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Montuori, Carlo, 1885-1968
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Cicognini, Alessandro
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Bartolini, Luigi, 1892-1963.
Ladri di biciclette
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Produzioni De Sica S.A.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Corinth Films
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| Added Title |
Bicycle thief |
| Note |
Title on container: Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle thief |
| Standard No. |
014381457223 |
| Music No. |
ID4572CODVD Image Entertainment |
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4572 Corinth Films |
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