Shoeshine

1946 · directed by Vittorio De Sica

Rating

87/100

Hit

yes

Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

Shoeshine (1946), directed by Vittorio De Sica, rates 87/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Franco Interlenghi
• Rinaldo Smordoni
• Annielo Mele
• Bruno Ortenzi
• Emilio Cigoli
• Gino Saltamerenda
• Peppino Spadaro
• Antonio Nicotra
• Leo Garavaglia

Crew

• Anchise Brizzi — Director of Photography
• Niccolò Lazzari — Editor
• Alessandro Cicognini — Original Music Composer
• Adolfo Franci — Screenplay
• Cesare Giulio Viola — Screenplay
• Cesare Zavattini — Screenplay
• Sergio Amidei — Screenplay

More from Vittorio De Sica

1. Bicycle Thieves (1948) — 100/100 · hit
2. Umberto D. (1952) — 86/100 · hit
3. Two Women (1960) — 82/100 · hit
4. The Boom (1963) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) — 80/100 · hit
6. Marriage Italian Style (1964) — 80/100 · hit

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