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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
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
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)

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Cast

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi Pasquale Maggi   See fewer
Rinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci Giuseppe Filippucci   See fewer
Annielo Mele
Raffaele (as Aniello Mele) Raffaele (as Aniello Mele)   See fewer
Bruno Ortensi
Arcangeli (as Bruno Ortenzi) Arcangeli (as Bruno Ortenzi)   See fewer
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera Staffera   See fewer
Pacifico Astrologo
Vittorio (uncredited) Vittorio (uncredited)   See fewer
Maria Campi
Palmist (uncredited) Palmist (uncredited)   See fewer
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
Leo Garavaglia
Inspector (uncredited) Inspector (uncredited)   See fewer
Antonio Lo Nigro
Righetto (uncredited) Righetto (uncredited)   See fewer
Antonio Nicotra
Social worker (uncredited) Social worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Anna Pedoni
Nannarella (uncredited) Nannarella (uncredited)   See fewer
Gino Saltamerenda
Il panza (uncredited) Il panza (uncredited)   See fewer
Irene Smordoni
Giuseppe's mother (uncredited) Giuseppe's mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Peppino Spadaro
Lawyer Bonavino (uncredited) Lawyer Bonavino (uncredited)   See fewer
Quinto Urbano
One of the shoeshines (uncredited) One of the shoeshines (uncredited)   See fewer
Mario Volpicelli
Prison principal (uncredited) Prison principal (uncredited)   See fewer
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