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Bicycle Thieves

1948 film by Vittorio De Sica
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Bicycle Thieves
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Summary

Bicycle Thieves is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,377 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4], Academy Honorary Award[5]
  • Director: Vittorio De Sica[6]
  • Screenwriter: Cesare Zavattini[7], Vittorio De Sica[8], Suso Cecchi d'Amico[9], Oreste Biancoli[10], Gerardo Guerrieri[11], Gherardo Gherardi[12], Adolfo Franci[13]
  • Composer: Alessandro Cicognini[14]
  • Genre: drama film[15], art film[16]
  • Cast member: Lamberto Maggiorani[17], Enzo Staiola[18], Lianella Carell[19], Gino Saltamerenda[20], Elena Altieri[21], Carlo Jachino[22], Fausto Guerzoni[23], Sergio Leone[24], Memmo Carotenuto[25], Nando Bruno[26], Checco Rissone[27], Umberto Spadaro[28], Eolo Capritti[29]
  • Producer: Vittorio De Sica[30], Giuseppe Amato[31]
  • Director of photography: Carlo Montuori[32]
  • Part of: Vatican's list of films[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Italian[34]
  • Commons category: Ladri di biciclette[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 9.2/10[37], 99%[38]
  • Color: black-and-white[39]
  • Country of origin: Italy[40]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1948[41], November 21, 1948[42], November 24, 1948[43], December 12, 1949[44], December 13, 1949[45]
  • Distributed by: Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche[46], Netflix[47]
  • Narrative location: Rome[48]
  • Main subject: bicycle theft[49]
  • Film editor: Eraldo Da Roma[50]
  • Described by source: 100 Italian films to be saved[51]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[52], BAFTA Award for Best Film[53], Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[54]
  • Executive producer: Vittorio De Sica[55]
  • Title: Ladri di biciclette[56]
  • Different from: Ladri di Biciclette[57]

Why It Matters

Bicycle Thieves has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did Bicycle Thieves receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4], and Academy Honorary Award[5].

Related Entities

film Italy Netflix Sergio Leone Vittorio De Sica

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [20] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  7. 20w ago · Reubot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe Amato
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