In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen. He and his son set out to find it.
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Title: Bicycle Thieves (1948)
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Cast
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| Lamberto Maggiorani | ... | Antonio | |
| Enzo Staiola | ... | Bruno | |
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Lianella Carell | ... | Maria |
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Elena Altieri | ... | The Charitable Lady |
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Gino Saltamerenda | ... | Baiocco |
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Giulio Chiari | ... | The Beggar |
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Vittorio Antonucci | ... | The Thief |
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Michele Sakara | ... | Secretary of the Charity Organization |
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Fausto Guerzoni | ... | Amateur Actor |
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Emma Druetti | ||
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Carlo Jachino | ... | A Beggar |
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Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proof, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. Written by jolusoma
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Lead actor Lamberto Maggiorani really did struggle for work after this film was completed. See more »Goofs
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Country:
ItalyRelease Date:
13 December 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$133,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$25,377, 4 October 1998Gross USA:
$371,111Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$428,978Company Credits
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....is the relationship of the father and son.
Watch the film with your focus on the son, not the father. Watch what happens to the boy, what he sees, how he is influenced, his point of view. The father is so preoccupied with the bicycle he fails to see what is happening to his son. This is the strength of the film. Watch the boy.