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Vittorio De Sica (/ d ə ˈ s iː k ə / də SEE-kə, Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo de ˈsiːka]; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
- Film director, actor
- 1917–1974
Vittorio De Sica (1901-1974) Actor. Director. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:10. Maria By Callas (2017) 8 Videos. 56 Photos. Vittorio De Sica grew up in Naples, and. started out as an office clerk in order to raise money to support his. poor family. He was increasingly drawn towards acting, and made his.
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- Sora, Lazio, Italy
- January 1, 1
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Feb 27, 2024 · Vittorio De Sica was an Italian film director and actor who first found fame as a matinee idol and who later was a major figure in the Italian Neorealist movement. He directed four masterpieces of the genre, including The Bicycle Thief (1948), which earned an Academy Award for best foreign film.
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Director: Bicycle Thieves. Vittorio De Sica grew up in Naples, and started out as an office clerk in order to raise money to support his poor family. He was increasingly drawn towards acting, and made his screen debut while still in his teens, joining a stage company in 1923.
- July 7, 1901
- November 13, 1974
Nov 3, 2020 · Love, death and tennis: the forgotten Italian masterpiece about the horror of fascism. Profound passion and anguished terror collide in The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Vittorio de Sica’s...
Aug 8, 2015 · Sat 8 Aug 2015 05.00 EDT. V ittorio De Sica’s films contain much of the aching sadness of life, and much of the beauty, too. It is one of the small mysteries of cinema how De Sica, a...
Sep 23, 2015 · By The Playlist Staff. September 23, 2015 3:11 pm. There were many different Vittorio De Sica s. The Italian maestro (and for once the word feels earned and not just thrown in there to show...
