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Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

Directing

Born July 7, 1901 · Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Biography

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…

Known For · 40 titles

Samedi soir

Samedi soir

1971
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956
We All Loved Each Other So Much

We All Loved Each Other So Much

1974
The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972
The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

1959
Quelli che il cinema

Quelli che il cinema

2025
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
The Cuckoo Clock

The Cuckoo Clock

1938
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica

That's Life: Vittorio De Sica

2001
Twelve Plus One

Twelve Plus One

1969
It Happened in the Park

It Happened in the Park

1953
Austerlitz

Austerlitz

1960
Lafayette

Lafayette

1962
Cannon Serenade

Cannon Serenade

1958
Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula

1974
General Della Rovere

General Della Rovere

1959
The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968
A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

1957
Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022
Tomorrow Is Too Late

Tomorrow Is Too Late

1950
It Started in Naples

It Started in Naples

1960
Too Bad She's Bad

Too Bad She's Bad

1954
The Sign of Venus

The Sign of Venus

1955
The Earrings of Madame de...

The Earrings of Madame de...

1953
Roman Tales

Roman Tales

1955
Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM

1967
Lykke og krone

Lykke og krone

1962
The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972
The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

1961
Ferdinand I King of Naples

Ferdinand I King of Naples

1959
Dear Caroline

Dear Caroline

1968
The Millionairess

The Millionairess

1960
The Clemenceau Affair

The Clemenceau Affair

1917
My Wife's Enemy

My Wife's Enemy

1959
Red Roses

Red Roses

1940
The Monte Carlo Story

The Monte Carlo Story

1956
The Anatomy of Love

The Anatomy of Love

1954
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

1961
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

2021
The Wonders of Aladdin

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961