Movie·1946·1h 31m
Shoeshine
Directed By
Vittorio De Sica
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Sciuscià
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.
Producer
Paolo William Tamburella
Cinematography
Anchise Brizzi
Music
Alessandro Cicognini
Editor
Niccolò Lazzari
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi
Rinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele
Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi
Arcangeli
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda
il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro
L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra
Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Leo Garavaglia
il commissario (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Cesare Giulio Viola
Story, Screenplay
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay, Story
Adolfo Franci
Screenplay, Story
Cesare Zavattini
Story, Screenplay
Niccolò Lazzari
Editor
Paolo William Tamburella
Producer
Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
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