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
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DVD BICYCLE
Item Barcode | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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33607001763427 | Foreign Language DVDs | BICYCLE | Checked In |