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Bicycle Thieves
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Bicycle Thieves (1948)8.5 /10

Passed (US) · Italy · Italian · 89 min · Dec 13, 1949 · More  
Directed by:  Vittorio De Sica

Storyline:  Antonio is an unemployed worker in post-war Italy, who has just got a job for which he needs a bicycle that he doesn't have. With effort he manages to get one, but it is stolen. Out of necessity and desperation he undertakes, together with his son Bruno, the search to recover it. A moving and profound film, this cinema classic will make you reflect on the daily struggle workers face to survive.

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