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"A man and his son search for a stolen bicycle vital for his job.". 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.
Movie rating: 8.3 / 10 (173974)
Directed by: Vittorio De Sica - Cesare Zavattini - Luigi Bartolini - Oreste Biancoli
Writer credits: Luigi Bartolini - Cesare Zavattini
Cast: Lamberto Maggiorani - Enzo Staiola - Lianella Carell - Gino Saltamerenda - Vittorio Antonucci
AKA: The Bicycle Thieves, Yojimbo, Kradljivci bicikla, Ladri di biciclette, The Bicycle Thief, UK (TV title) (Ladri di biciclette (subtitle Bicycle Thieves))