The Bicycle Thief = Ladri di biciclette (1948)
Story of an unemployed man and his son in war devastated Rome. The father finds a job pasting up posters, work requiring a bicycle to get around. The bicycle is stolen; panic stricken at being unable to recover his bicycle and at the prospect of losing his job, the father is compelled to steal a bicycle, only to be caught and humiliated in front of his son.
Primary Title
- The Bicycle Thief = Ladri di biciclette
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 20 August 2017
Release Year
- 1948
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 05
Duration
- 95:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Story of an unemployed man and his son in war devastated Rome. The father finds a job pasting up posters, work requiring a bicycle to get around. The bicycle is stolen; panic stricken at being unable to recover his bicycle and at the prospect of losing his job, the father is compelled to steal a bicycle, only to be caught and humiliated in front of his son.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Italian
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--Italy
- Italian fiction--20th century--Film adaptations
- Italy--Economic conditions--1945---Drama
Genres
- Historical drama
Contributors
- Vittorio De Sica (Director)
- Cesare Zavatinni (Writer)
- Lamberto Maggiorani (Actor)
- Enzo Staiola (Actor)
- Lianella Carell (Actor)
- Produzioni Di Sica (Production Unit)
- Giuseppe Amato (Producer)
- Alessandro Cicognini (Composer)
- Carlo Montuori (Cinematographer)
- 21123881750002091 (MMS ID)
Subjects
- Feature films--Italy
- Italian fiction--20th century--Film adaptations
- Italy--Economic conditions--1945---Drama