The Bicycle Thief Movie Review 1948

A world classic and indisputable masterpiece about an Italian workman who finds a job, only to have the bike he needs for work stolen; he and his son search Rome for it. A simple story that seems to contain the whole of human experience, and the masterpiece of Italian neo-realism. Based on the book by Luigi Bartolini. In Italian with English subtitles.

Distribution

Tapeworm Video Distributors, 27833 Hopkins Ave., Unit 6, Valencia, CA 91355, Phone: (661)257-4904, Fax: (661)257-4820, Email: sales@tapeworm.com, URL: http://www.tapeworm.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Heists, Italy, Bicycling, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini

Cast

Lamberto Maggiorani, Lianella Carell, Enzo Staiola, Elena Altieri, Vittorio Antonucci, Gino Saltamerenda, Fausto Guerzoni

Cinematography

Carlo Montuori

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Music

Alessandro Cicognini

Producer

PDS-ENIC

Awards

Oscars 1949: Foreign Film; British Acad. 1949: Film; Golden Globes 1950: Foreign Film; Natl. Bd. of Review 1949: Director (De Sica); N.Y. Film Critics 1949: Foreign Film.