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Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves

8.2/ 10

TMDB Rating

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1948

Release Year

89 min

Runtime

Drama

Overview

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.

Keywords

rome, italy
italian
society
riding a bicycle
search
poster
thief
black and white
stolen bicycle
madame
unemployment
realism
neo realism
italian neo realism

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Reviews(3)

7.0avg rating
barrymost

barrymost

August 6, 2020

7
7/10

When in Rome... keep an eye on your bicycle! Or else it might be stolen and you'll find yourself fruitlessly searching the streets of Italy, as the father and son do in this classic Italian film. Lamberto Maggiorani, as the desperate, out of work father, and Enzo Staiola, as his frustrated young so

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

July 9, 2022

7
7/10

In post war Rome, money is very tight for "Antonio" (Lamberto Maggiorani) so when he gets a chance to earn some extra cash, he grabs the opportunity. Snag is, he needs his bike to do the work and someone has just pinched it. Together with his young son "Bruno" (a superb Enzo Staiola) he sets out on

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James

James

@JN2012

October 22, 2023

7
7/10

A heartwarming yet surprisingly bleak masterpiece of hope and despair.

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