---
title: 'Bicycle Thieves (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vittorio De Sica'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bicycle-thieves-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bicycle Thieves (1948)

1948 · 90 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Ladri di biciclette

## Synopsis

Bicycle Thieves, also known as The Bicycle Thief, is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which he will lose the job which was to be the salvation of his young family.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vittorio De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-de-sica)
- **Screenplay:** [Vittorio De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-de-sica), [Suso Cecchi d'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/suso-cecchi-d-amico), [Cesare Zavattini](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesare-zavattini), [Oreste Biancoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/oreste-biancoli), [Gherardo Gherardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gherardo-gherardi), [Gerardo Guerrieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerardo-guerrieri), [Adolfo Franci](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-franci)
- **Producer:** [Vittorio De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-de-sica), [Giuseppe Amato](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-amato)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alessandro Cicognini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-cicognini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carlo Montuori](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-montuori)

## Cast

- [Lianella Carell](https://cinepixo.com/people/lianella-carell)
- [Enzo Staiola](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-staiola)
- [Carlo Jachino](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-jachino)
- [Fausto Guerzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/fausto-guerzoni)
- [Gino Saltamerenda](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-saltamerenda)
- [Lamberto Maggiorani](https://cinepixo.com/people/lamberto-maggiorani)
- [Elena Altieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-altieri)
- [Nando Bruno](https://cinepixo.com/people/nando-bruno)
- [Umberto Spadaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-spadaro)
- [Sergio Leone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-leone)
- [Eolo Capritti](https://cinepixo.com/people/eolo-capritti)
- [Checco Rissone](https://cinepixo.com/people/checco-rissone)
- [Memmo Carotenuto](https://cinepixo.com/people/memmo-carotenuto)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bicycle-thieves-1948
Film facts: Wikidata (Q172837); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.