Bicycle Thieves
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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.
- Director
- Vittorio De Sica
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $450,159
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Bicycle Thieves actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Bicycle Thieves appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #228
Placed at #228 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
3 wins · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
BAFTA Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film
Academy Honorary Award
1 win
- WinnerAcademy Honorary Award
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Bicycle Thieves returned 3.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $133,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $450,159
- Release date
- Jul 21, 1948
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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