Bicycle thieves = Ladri di biciclette /
In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for work, is stolen. With his young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief.
| Uniform Title: | Ladri di biciclette (Motion picture) |
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| Main Author: | |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Italian |
| Language Notes: | Italian dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
374. |
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| Summary: | In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for work, is stolen. With his young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel by Luigi Bartolini. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Special features: "Working with De Sica" a collection of interviews; "Life as it is" a program on the history of Italian neorealism; documentary from 2003 on screenwriter Cesare Zavattini; book. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (33 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm.) |
| Format: | Blu-ray; full screen (1.37:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player; region A. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Carlo Montuori ; editor, Eraldo Da Roma ; original music, Alessandro Cicognini. |
| ISBN: | 9781604657326 1604657324 |