FILM

Bicycle Thieves

In post- World War II Italy, a poor man searches the streets of Rome for his stolen bike—the only means for him to keep a job and provide for his family.

Bicycle Thieves
Cast:

Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell

Director:
Vittorio De Sica

Producer:
Giuseppe Amato

Written by:
Cesare Zavattini (screenplay), Luigi Bartolini (novel)

Distributor:
Arthur Mayer & Joseph Burstyn

Budget:
$133,000

Box Office:
$371,000

Awards:

Academy Award - Honorary Award for Outstanding Foreign Film
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Screenplay



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
98