The bicycle thief = Ladri di biciclette
by
 
De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974.

Title
: 
The bicycle thief = Ladri di biciclette

Alternate title
: 
Ladri di biciclette

Author
: 
De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974.
 
Zavattini, Cesare, 1902-1989, screenwriter.
 
Biancoli, Oreste.
 
Maggiorani, Lamberto, 1910-1983.
 
Staiola, Enzo, 1939-
 
Carell, Lianella, 1927-2000, actor.
 
Montuori, Carlo, 1885-1968.
 
Cicognini, Alessandro.
 
Bartolini, Luigi, 1892-1963.
 
Produzioni de Sica, S.A.
 
Image Entertainment (Firm)
 
Corinth Films.

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.

Audience
: 
Not rated.

General Note
: 
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1949.
 
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.

Physical Description
: 
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre
: 
Foreign films.
 
Films in Italian.

Subject Term
: 
Italian fiction -- 20th century -- Film and video adaptations.
 
Realism in motion pictures.

Geographic Term
: 
Italy -- Economic conditions -- 1945- -- Drama.

Author(s)
: 
De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974.
 
Zavattini, Cesare, 1902-1989,
 
Biancoli, Oreste.
 
Maggiorani, Lamberto, 1910-1983.
 
Staiola, Enzo, 1939-
 
Carell, Lianella, 1927-2000,
 
Montuori, Carlo, 1885-1968.
 
Cicognini, Alessandro.
 
Bartolini, Luigi, 1892-1963.

Added Corporate Author
: 
Produzioni de Sica, S.A.
 
Image Entertainment (Firm)
 
Corinth Films.

Publisher
: 
Corinth Films ; Image Entertainment [dist.],

Publication Date
: 
1998
 
1949

Publication Information
: 
[New York] : Corinth Films ; Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment [dist.], c1998.

Award Note
: 
Academy Award Winner, 1950: Honorary award.

Call Number
: 
DVD BICYCLE


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