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Ladri di biciclette : The bicycle thief /

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An unemployed man gets work for which his bicycle is essential. Its theft and the man's desperate attempt to recover it evoke a story of deep poignancy.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Ladri di biciclette (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Produzioni De Sica S.A, Corinth Video
Other Authors: De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974, Maggiorani, Lamberto, 1910-1983, Staiola, Enzo, 1939-, Carell, Lianella, 1927-2000, Bartolini, Luigi, 1892-1963
Format: Video VHS
Language:Italian
Language Notes:In Italian with English subtitles.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Corinth Video, [1988]
Subjects:
Italy > Economic conditions > 1945- > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:An unemployed man gets work for which his bicycle is essential. Its theft and the man's desperate attempt to recover it evoke a story of deep poignancy.
Item Description:Based on the book by Luigi Bartolini.
Videocassette release of the 1948 motion picture.
A foreign film (Italy).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Awards:Academy Award, 1949: Special Foreign Language Film Award: To 'The bicycle thief'--voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1949.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Carlo Montuori ; editor, Eraldo Da Roma ; art, Antonio Traverson ; music, Alessandro Cicognini.