About

Known credits:
229
Birthday:
1901-07-07
Place of birth:
Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
Website:
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Vittorio De Sica

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2022 The Garden That Doesn't Exist Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2021 We Are Cinema Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2021 Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2019 Sophia Loren, a special destiny Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2010 1960 Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2009 Vittorio D. Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2007 Working with De Sica Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2004 How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio Actor (archive footage) 58
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2003 Cesare Zavattini Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2001 That's Life: Vittorio De Sica Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1985 Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema Actor Self N/A
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1980 My Name Is Anna Magnani Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1975 Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca Actor (archive footage) 58
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1974 We All Loved Each Other So Much Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 71
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1974 Blood for Dracula Actor Marquis Di Fiore 58
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1973 Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene Actor N/A
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1973 The Assassination of Matteotti Actor Mauro Del Giudice 59
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1973 Storia de fratelli e de cortelli Actor Maresciallo Cenciarelli 58
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1973 The Small Miracle Actor Father Damico N/A
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1972 The Adventures of Pinocchio Actor giudice 64
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1972 Scandal Man Actor Milord 58
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1972 Snow Job Actor Enrico Dolphi 58
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1972 Hector the Mighty Actor Giove 58
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1971 We Are All in Temporary Liberty Actor N/A
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1971 Trastevere Actor Enrico Formichi 58
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1971 I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear Actor Player in Venice casino 59
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1971 Mafia Things Actor Don Michele 58
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1969 Twelve Plus One Actor Di Seta 58
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1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Actor Shoemaker 58
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1968 The Shoes of the Fisherman Actor Cardinal Rinaldi 59
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1968 Dear Caroline Actor Le comte de Bièvre 58
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1968 The Biggest Bundle of Them All Actor Cesare Celli 58
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1967 An Italian in America Actor Lando Marossi 58
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1967 Cinéma et Réalité Actor Self N/A
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1967 Lionpower from MGM Actor 58
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1966 Gli altri, gli altri e noi Actor Retired N/A
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1966 After the Fox Actor Himself 58
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1966 Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti Actor Self - Interviewee N/A
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1966 Me, Me, Me... and the Others Actor Commendator Trepossi 58
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1965 Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde Actor Self 59
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1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders Actor der Graf 58
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1964 Sophia Loren in Rome Actor N/A
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1962 Eva Actor (uncredited) 58
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1962 Lafayette Actor Bancroft 58
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1961 The Two Marshals Actor Maresciallo Vittorio Cotone 60
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1961 The Orderly Actor Colonnello Filippo Bitossi 58
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1961 The Wonders of Aladdin Actor Genie 58
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1961 The Last Judgment Actor Defense lawyer 59
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1961 Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! Actor Ambassador of Spain 58
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1961 The Honored Society Actor Salvatore il 'Capintesta' 58
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1960 Love in Rome Actor le réalisateur 58
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1960 The Traffic Policeman Actor Il sindaco 62
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1960 The Millionairess Actor Joe 58
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1960 Le pillole di Ercole Actor Colonel Piero Cuocolo N/A
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1960 Three Etc.'s and the Colonel Actor Colonel Belalcazar N/A
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1960 It Started in Naples Actor Mario Vitale 59
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1960 The Battle of Austerlitz Actor le pape Pie VII 59
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1960 The Angel Wore Red Actor General Clave 58
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1960 Gastone Actor The Prince 59
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1959 Ferdinand I King of Naples Actor Seccano 59
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1959 General Della Rovere Actor Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi' 61
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1959 The Four Just Men Actor Ricco Poccari 69
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1959 The Moralist Actor O.I.M.P. President 59
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1959 Il mondo dei miracoli Actor Director Pietro Giordani N/A
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1959 Winter Holidays Actor Maurizio 59
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1959 Men and Noblemen Actor marchese Nicola Peccoli Macinelli di Afragola 58
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1959 My Wife's Enemy Actor professor Ottavio Tornabuoni 58
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1959 Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura Actor Il prestigiatore con il piccione (uncredited) 59
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1959 Nel blu dipinto di blu Actor Spartaco N/A
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1959 Venetian Honeymoon Actor Alfredo 58
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1958 Bread, Love and Andalucia Actor Tonino 59
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1958 The Girl of San Pietro Square Actor Armando Conforti 59
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1958 The Inveterate Bachelor Actor Il professore 58
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1958 Angel in a Taxi Actor 59
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1958 Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina Actor Self 58
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1958 Cannon Serenade Actor Ernesto de Rossi, Kapitän N/A
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1958 Fast and Sexy Actor Don Luigi 58
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1958 Domenica è sempre domenica Actor Il 'comandante' Gastaldi 58
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1958 Love and Chatter Actor Avvocato Bonelli 59
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1957 Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor Actor Marchese Vittorio De Vittti 58
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1957 Holiday Island Actor Engineer Occhipinti 59
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1957 A Farewell to Arms Actor Major Rinaldi 58
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1957 Doctor and the Healer Actor Antonio Locoratolo 59
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1957 La donna che venne dal mare Actor Console Bordogin 58
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1957 Paris Casino Actor Alexander Gordy 58
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1957 Il conte Max Actor Conte Max Orsini Varaldo 60
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1957 It Happened in Rome Actor The Count 58
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1957 The Guilty Actor Giorgio Vasari 58
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1957 Fathers and Sons Actor Vincenzo Corallo 59
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1956 Noi siamo le colonne Actor Alfredo Celimontani, il guitto squattrinato N/A
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1956 The Monte Carlo Story Actor Count Dino della Fiaba 58
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1956 Time of Vacation Actor Aristide Rossi 59
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1956 Nero's Mistress Actor Seneca 58
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1956 I giorni più belli Actor 59
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1956 The Bigamist Actor Honorable Prince / Attorney Prince 59
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1955 Scandal in Sorrento Actor Maresciallo Carotenuto 61
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1955 Roman Tales Actor Mazzoni Baralla - the lawyer 59
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1955 The Miller's Beautiful Wife Actor Don Teofilo - governatore 58
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1955 It Happens in Roma Actor Carlo Reani 58
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1955 The Sign of Venus Actor Alessio Spano 60
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1954 Too Bad She's Bad Actor Vittorio Stroppiani 60
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1954 Frisky Actor Maresciallo Carotenuto 60
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1954 The Cheerful Squadron Actor Il generale 58
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1954 The Gold of Naples Actor Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori") 61
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1954 Modern Virgin Actor Antonio Valli 58
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1954 The Secrets of the Bed Actor Roberto (segment "Divorce, Le") 58
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1954 The Anatomy of Love Actor Conte Ferdinando / Don Corradino Scognamiglio 58
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1954 Gran varietà Actor Veneziani 59
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1954 Il matrimonio Actor Gregory Stefanovich Smirnov 59
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1954 100 Years of Love Actor Duke Giovanni del Bagno aka Signor Pallini (segment "Pendolin") 58
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1953 Bread, Love and Dreams Actor Maresciallo Carotenuto 61
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1953 It Happened in the Park Actor Arturo Cavazzuti - the lawyer (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese) 58
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1953 The Earrings of Madame de... Actor Baron Fabrizio Donati 63
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1952 Times Gone By Actor Defense Advocate (segment "Il processo di Frine") 58
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1952 Hello Elephant Actor Carlo Caretti 59
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1951 Position Wanted Actor Leonardo Leonardi 58
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1950 Tomorrow Is Too Late Actor Professor Landi 59
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1948 Heart Actor Master Perboni 59
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1948 Unknown Men of San Marino Actor Leo, l'ateo 58
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1947 Christmas at Camp 119 Actor Don Vicenzino 58
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1947 Lost in the Dark Actor Carmine N/A
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1946 Peddlin' in Society Actor Il conte Ghirani 58
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1946 Rome: Free City Actor Il signore distinto 58
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1946 Il mondo vuole così Actor Paolo Morelli N/A
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1945 Lo sbaglio di essere vivo Actor Adriano Lari N/A
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1945 No One Comes Back Actor Maurizio 59
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1943 Our Dreams Actor Leo 58
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1942 A Garibaldian in the Convent Actor Nino Bixio 59
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1942 If I Was Honest Actor Pietro Kovach 58
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1942 La guardia del corpo Actor Riccardo, investigatore privato N/A
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1941 Teresa Venerdì Actor Dott. Pietro Vignali 59
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1941 The Adventuress from the Floor Above Actor Fabrizio Marchini 58
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1940 Maddalena, Zero for Conduct Actor Alfredo Hartman 58
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1940 Red Roses Actor Alberto Verani 58
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1940 Pazza di gioia Actor Conte Corrado Valli 58
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1940 Manon Lescaut Actor Renato Des Grieux N/A
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1940 The Sinner Actor Pietro Bandelli 59
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1939 It Always Ends That Way Actor Alberto Milnar N/A
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1939 Department Store Actor Bruno Zacchi 58
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1939 Castles in the Air Actor Riccardo Pietramola 58
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1939 Ai vostri ordini, signora... Actor Pietro Haguet N/A
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1939 Napoli che non muore Actor N/A
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1938 Le due madri Actor Salvatore N/A
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1938 Hanno rapito un uomo Actor L'attore cinematografico 58
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1938 The Cuckoo Clock Actor 58
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1938 La mazurka di papà Actor Stefano San Mauro / Il figlio di San Mauro N/A
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1938 Napoli d'altri tempi Actor Mario Esposito N/A
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1937 Mister Max Actor Gianni / Max Varaldo 58
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1937 The Man Who Smiles Actor Pio Fardella N/A
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1937 Questi ragazzi Actor Vincenzo N/A
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1936 But It's Nothing Serious Actor Memmo Speranza 58
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1936 I Don't Know You Anymore Actor Il dottore Alberto Spinelli 59
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1936 Lohengrin Actor Alfredo N/A
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1935 Amo te sola Actor Giovanni 58
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1935 I'll Give a Million Actor Gold 59
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1934 Full Speed Actor Il professore Giacomo Banti 58
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1934 La canzone del sole Actor Paladino, l'avvocato N/A
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1933 Das Lied der Sonne Actor Dr. Giuseppe Paladino 59
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1933 Lisetta Actor N/A
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1933 Un cattivo soggetto Actor Willy N/A
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1932 The Secretary for Everyone Actor N/A
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1932 What Scoundrels Men Are! Actor Bruno 59
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1932 Two Happy Hearts Actor Mr. Brown N/A
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1932 The Old Lady Actor Fine dicitore N/A
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1928 La compagnia dei matti Actor Prof. Rosolillo 58
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1927 La bellezza del mondo Actor N/A
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1917 The Clemenceau Affair Actor Pierre Clémenceau bambino 58
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Directing
1974 The Voyage Directing Director 58
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1973 A Brief Vacation Directing Director 59
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1972 We'll Call Him Andrea Directing Director 58
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1970 The Couples Directing Director 59
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1970 The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Directing Director 62
Fair
1970 Sunflower Directing Director 62
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1968 A Place for Lovers Directing Director 58
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1967 Woman Times Seven Directing Director 59
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1967 The Witches Directing Director 58
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1966 After the Fox Directing Director 58
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1966 A Young World Directing Director N/A
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1964 Marriage Italian Style Directing Director 68
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1963 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Directing Director 66
Fair
1963 The Boom Directing Director 59
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1962 The Condemned of Altona Directing Director 59
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1962 Boccaccio '70 Directing Director 60
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1961 The Last Judgment Directing Director 59
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1960 Two Women Directing Director 68
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1958 Fast and Sexy Directing Co-Director 58
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1956 The Roof Directing Director 59
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1954 The Gold of Naples Directing Director 61
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1953 Terminal Station Directing Director 59
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1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife Directing Director 58
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1952 Umberto D. Directing Director 70
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1951 Miracle in Milan Directing Director 63
Fair
1948 Bicycle Thieves Directing Director 78
Good
1948 Heart Directing Director 59
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1946 Shoeshine Directing Director 65
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1945 The Gate of Heaven Directing Director 58
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1943 The Children Are Watching Us Directing Director 61
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1942 A Garibaldian in the Convent Directing Director 59
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1941 Teresa Venerdì Directing Director 59
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1940 Maddalena, Zero for Conduct Directing Director 58
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1940 Red Roses Directing Director 58
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Writing
1954 The Gold of Naples Writing Screenplay 61
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1951 Miracle in Milan Writing Screenplay 63
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1948 Bicycle Thieves Writing Screenplay 78
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1947 Christmas at Camp 119 Writing Screenplay 58
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1947 Lost in the Dark Writing Screenplay N/A
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1945 The Gate of Heaven Writing Screenplay 58
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1943 The Children Are Watching Us Writing Screenplay 61
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1943 Our Dreams Writing Screenplay 58
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1942 A Garibaldian in the Convent Writing Screenplay 59
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1942 If I Was Honest Writing Screenplay 58
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1942 La guardia del corpo Writing Writer N/A
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1941 Teresa Venerdì Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
1970 Io e Dio Production Producer N/A
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1958 Bread, Love and Andalucia Production Producer 59
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1956 The Roof Production Producer 59
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1953 Terminal Station Production Executive Producer 59
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1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife Production Producer 58
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1952 Hello Elephant Production Producer 59
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1952 Umberto D. Production Producer 70
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1951 Mamma mia, che impressione! Production Producer 59
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1951 Miracle in Milan Production Producer 63
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1948 Bicycle Thieves Production Producer 78
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Sound
1958 Bread, Love and Andalucia Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1958 Fast and Sexy Sound Original Music Composer 58
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Crew
1974 We All Loved Each Other So Much Crew Presenter 71
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1965 Tokyo Olympiad Crew Thanks 60
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1958 Fast and Sexy Crew Supervising Technical Director 58
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