The Children Are Watching Us
1943 · directed by Vittorio De Sica
- Rating
- 77/100
- Hit
- no
In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic consequences of adult folly on an innocent child. Heralding the pair’s subsequent work on some of the masterpieces of Italian neorealism, The Children Are Watching Us is a vivid, deeply humane portrait of a family’s disintegration.
The Children Are Watching Us (1943), directed by Vittorio De Sica, rates 77/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Emilio Cigoli
- Luciano De Ambrosis
- Isa Pola
- Adriano Rimoldi
- Giovanna Cigoli
- Jone Frigerio
- Maria Gardena
- Dina Perbellini
- Nicoletta Parodi
- Tecla Scarano
Crew
- Giuseppe Caracciolo — Director of Photography
- Romolo Garroni — Director of Photography
- Mario Bonotti — Editor
- Renzo Rossellini — Original Music Composer
- Adolfo Franci — Screenplay
- Cesare Giulio Viola — Screenplay
- Cesare Zavattini — Screenplay
- Gherardo Gherardi — Screenplay
- Margherita Maglione — Screenplay
- Vittorio De Sica — Screenplay
More from Vittorio De Sica
- Bicycle Thieves (1948) — 100/100 · hit
- Shoeshine (1946) — 87/100 · hit
- Umberto D. (1952) — 86/100 · hit
- Two Women (1960) — 82/100 · hit
- The Boom (1963) — 82/100 · hit
- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) — 80/100 · hit
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