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  • Shoeshine (1946)
  • Not Rated
    91 min | Drama
Shoeshine (1946)
Not Rated
91 min | Drama
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
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Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writers
Sergio Amidei (story) (screenplay) | Adolfo Franci (story) (screenplay) | Cesare Giulio Viola (story) (as Cesare G. Viola) (screenplay) (as Cesare G. Viola) | Cesare Zavattini (story) (screenplay)
Cinematographer
Anchise Brizzi
Editor
Niccolò Lazzari (as Nicolò Lazzari)
Production Designers
Ivo Battelli | Giulio Lombardozzi (as G. Lombardozzi)
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Release date
Aug 26, 1947 (United States)
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi Pasquale Maggi   See fewer
I Vitelloni (1953)
Rinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci Giuseppe Filippucci   See fewer
Fabiola (1949)
Annielo Mele
Raffaele (as Aniello Mele) Raffaele (as Aniello Mele)   See fewer
Black Magic (1949)
Bruno Ortensi
Arcangeli (as Bruno Ortenzi) Arcangeli (as Bruno Ortenzi)   See fewer
The Killer Is Still Among Us (1986)
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera Staffera   See fewer
We the Living (1942)
Pacifico Astrologo
Vittorio (uncredited) Vittorio (uncredited)   See fewer
Maria Campi
Palmist (uncredited) Palmist (uncredited)   See fewer
La capanna dello zio Tom (1918)
Antonio Carlino
L'Abruzzese (uncredited) L'Abruzzese (uncredited)   See fewer
Angelo D'Amico
Siciliano (uncredited) Siciliano (uncredited)   See fewer
Francesco De Nicola
Ciriola (uncredited) Ciriola (uncredited)   See fewer
Enrico De Silva
Giorgio (uncredited) Giorgio (uncredited)   See fewer
Claudio Ermelli
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Roman Holiday (1953)
Leo Garavaglia
Inspector (uncredited) Inspector (uncredited)   See fewer
Gladiator of Rome (1962)
Antonio Lo Nigro
Righetto (uncredited) Righetto (uncredited)   See fewer
Antonio Nicotra
Social worker (uncredited) Social worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Cronaca di un delitto (1953)
Anna Pedoni
Nannarella (uncredited) Nannarella (uncredited)   See fewer
Gino Saltamerenda
Il panza (uncredited) Il panza (uncredited)   See fewer
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Irene Smordoni
Giuseppe's mother (uncredited) Giuseppe's mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Peppino Spadaro
Lawyer Bonavino (uncredited) Lawyer Bonavino (uncredited)   See fewer
Labbra serrate (1942)
Quinto Urbano
One of the shoeshines (uncredited) One of the shoeshines (uncredited)   See fewer
Mario Volpicelli
Prison principal (uncredited) Prison principal (uncredited)   See fewer
Let's Go and Kill Sartana (1971)
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