Bicycle Thieves

Rome, post-war, a bicycle bell ringing. A father and son scour the city streets, a stolen bike their only hope for a steady income. De Sica grounds neorealism in the everyday struggles of the working class.

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Vittorio De Sica directed Bicycle Thieves in 1948. See Vittorio De Sica's full filmography, where to start with Vittorio De Sica, or where to go after you've seen everything by Vittorio De Sica.

Bicycle Thieves was released in 1948 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 89 minutes.