| Uniform Title |
Bicycle thieves (Motion picture : 1948) |
| Title |
Bicycle thieves = Ladri di biciclette. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2006. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (87 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID1555. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in Italy in 1948. |
| Based on the novel of the same name by Luigi Bartolini. |
| "Vittorio De Sica's neo-realist classic" --Container. |
| Special features: That's life - a documentary about the life of Vittorio De Sica featuring a number of clips from his movies and personal life ; Theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Directed by Vittorio De Sica. |
| Performers |
Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola. |
| Summary |
The film follows the story of a poor father searching post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which he will lose the job which was to be the salvation of his young family. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Fullframe, 4:3 standard. |
| Language note |
In Italian with English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Winner Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes, 1950 ; Winner Academy Honorary Award, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 1950. |
| Subjects |
Bartolini, Luigi, -- 1892-1963 -- Film adaptations |
| Poverty -- Drama |
| Theft -- Drama |
| Postwar reconstruction -- Italy -- Drama |
| Unemployment and crime -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Italy |
| Motion pictures, Italian |
| Foreign language films |
| Rome (Italy) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Rome (Italy) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Black and white films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974 director. |
| Maggiorani, Lamberto, 1910-1983 actor. |
| Staiola, Enzo, 1939- actor. |
| Bartolini, Luigi, 1892-1963. Bicycle thieves Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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