Ladri di biciclette : The bicycle thief /
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 bic...
| Uniform Title: | Ladri di biciclette (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Italian English |
| Language Notes: | In Italian with English subtitles, with optional dubbed English dialogue soundtrack. |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Corinth Films ;
[1998]
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. Title from disc. Based on the book by Luigi Bartolini. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Single layer; aspect ratio 1.33:1. A foreign film (Italy). Special features: Director's biography and filmography -- Awards -- Theatrical trailer in English. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| 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: | Photography, Carlo Montuori ; editor, Eraldo da Roma ; music, Alessandro Cicognini ; screenplay, Oreste Biancoli, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Vittorio De Sica, Adolfo Franci, Gherardo Gerardi, Gerardo Guerrieri, Cesare Zavattini. |