• 1948

  Release Date

• November 24th, 1948

• Runtime

• 89 minutes

• Synopsis

• Antonio, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, at last finds a good job hanging up posters, the only requirement for which is that he must have his own bicycle. When Antonio’s bicycle is stolen, he and his son are forced to walk the streets of Rome in search of it, or else face ruin.

• CAST

• Lamberto Maggiorani - Antonio,   Enzo Staiola - Bruno,   Lianella Carell - Maria,   Gino Saltamerenda - Baiocco,   Vittorio Antonucci - Alfredo Catelli, The Thief,   Giulio Chiari - The Beggar,   Elena Altieri - The Charitable Lady,   Carlo Jachino - A Beggar,   Michele Sakara - Secretary of the Charity Organization,   Emma Druetti - ,   Eolo Capritti - Carabiniere (uncredited),   Fausto Guerzoni - Amateur Actor (uncredited),   Giulio Battiferri - Citizen Who Protects the Real Thief (uncredited),   Sergio Leone - A Seminary Student (uncredited),   Mario Meniconi - Meniconi, the Street Sweeper (uncredited),   Checco Rissone - Guard in Piazza Vittorio (uncredited),   Peppino Spadaro - Police Officer (uncredited),   Nando Bruno - (uncredited),   Memmo Carotenuto - (uncredited),   Umberto Spadaro - (uncredited),   Piero Heliczer - A Young Boy (uncredited),   Massimo Randisi - Rich Kid in Restaurant (uncredited)     

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