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person_profile-Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica Died at age: 73

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Vittorio De Sica

Date of Birth:

Jul 07, 1901

Country of birth:

Italy

Died:

Nov 13, 1974

Biography of

Vittorio De Sica

    Vittorio De Sica (7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.

    Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves (honorary), while Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and Il giardino dei Finzi Contini won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of Sciuscià (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Bicycle Thieves helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. Bicycle Thieves was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history.

    De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Major Rinaldi in American director Charles Vidor's 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, a movie that was panned by critics and proved a box office flop. De Sica's acting was considered the highlight of the film.

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Vittorio De Sica

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Filmography of

Vittorio De Sica

Found 32 Movies in total

The Voyage

Director

... 1974

... 1973

... 1972

... 1970

Sunflower

Director

... 1970

... 1968

... 1967

The Witches

Director

... 1967

After the Fox

Himself ( Actor )

Director

... 1966

... 1966

... 1964

... 1963

The Boom

Director

... 1963

... 1962

... 1962

The Last Judgment

Defense lawyer ( Actor )

Director

... 1961

Two Women

Screenplay

... 1960

Fast and Sexy

Don Luigi ( Actor )

Supervising Technical Director

... 1958

The Roof

Director

... 1956

The Gold of Naples

Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori") ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1954

... 1953

Umberto D.

Director

... 1952

... 1951

... 1948

Heart

Master Perboni ( Actor )

Director

... 1948

Shoeshine

Director

... 1946

... 1943

A Garibaldian in the Convent

Nino Bixio ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1942

Teresa Venerdì

Dott. Pietro Vignali ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1941

Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

Alfredo Hartman ( Actor )

Director

... 1940

Red Roses

Alberto Verani ( Actor )

Director

... 1940