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Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

Directing

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

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 of the canon of classic cinema. Bicycle Thieves was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history. De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Major Rinaldi in American director Charles Vidor's 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, a movie that was panned by critics and proved a box office flop. De Sica's acting was considered the highlight of the film.

Known For
Filmography
Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022
The Garden That Doesn't Exist

The Garden That Doesn't Exist

Self (archive footage)

2022
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2021
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

Self (archive footage)

2021
Sophia Loren, a special destiny

Sophia Loren, a special destiny

Self (archive footage)

2019
1960

1960

Self (archive footage)

2010
Vittorio D.

Vittorio D.

Self (archive footage)

2009
Working with De Sica

Working with De Sica

Self (archive footage)

2007
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Self (archive footage)

2005
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

(archive footage)

2004
Cesare Zavattini

Cesare Zavattini

Self (archive footage)

2003
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica

That's Life: Vittorio De Sica

Self (archive footage)

2001
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

Self

1985
My Name Is Anna Magnani

My Name Is Anna Magnani

Self (archive footage)

1980
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca

Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca

(archive footage)

1975
We All Loved Each Other So Much

We All Loved Each Other So Much

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1974
Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula

Marquis Di Fiore

1974
Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene

Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene

1973
The Assassination of Matteotti

The Assassination of Matteotti

Mauro Del Giudice

1973
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli

Storia de fratelli e de cortelli

Maresciallo Cenciarelli

1973
The Small Miracle

The Small Miracle

Father Damico

1973
The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

giudice

1972
Scandal Man

Scandal Man

Milord

1972
Snow Job

Snow Job

Enrico Dolphi

1972
Hector the Mighty

Hector the Mighty

Giove

1972
We Are All in Temporary Liberty

We Are All in Temporary Liberty

Giuseppe Mancini 'Pulcinella'

1971
Trastevere

Trastevere

Enrico Formichi

1971
I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear

I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear

Player in Venice casino

1971
Mafia Things

Mafia Things

Don Michele

1971
Twelve Plus One

Twelve Plus One

Di Seta

1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Shoemaker

1969
The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Cardinal Rinaldi

1968
Dear Caroline

Dear Caroline

Le comte de Bièvre

1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Cesare Celli

1968
An Italian in America

An Italian in America

Lando Marossi

1967
Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM

Self - Cesare Celli (archive footage) (uncredited)

1967
Cinéma et Réalité

Cinéma et Réalité

Self

1967
Gli altri, gli altri e noi

Gli altri, gli altri e noi

Retired

1966
After the Fox

After the Fox

Vittorio De Sica (uncredited)

1966
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

Self - Interviewee

1966
Me, Me, Me... and the Others

Me, Me, Me... and the Others

Commendator Trepossi

1966
Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde

Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde

Self

1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

der Graf

1965
Sophia Loren in Rome

Sophia Loren in Rome

Self

1964
Eva

Eva

(uncredited)

1962
Lykke og krone

Lykke og krone

1962
Lafayette

Lafayette

Bancroft

1962
The Two Marshals

The Two Marshals

Maresciallo Vittorio Cotone

1961
The Orderly

The Orderly

Colonnello Filippo Bitossi

1961
The Wonders of Aladdin

The Wonders of Aladdin

Genie

1961
The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

Defense lawyer

1961
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

Ambassador of Spain

1961
The Honored Society

The Honored Society

Salvatore il 'Capintesta'

1961
Love in Rome

Love in Rome

le réalisateur

1960
The Traffic Policeman

The Traffic Policeman

Il sindaco

1960
The Millionairess

The Millionairess

Joe

1960
Le pillole di Ercole

Le pillole di Ercole

Colonel Piero Cuocolo

1960
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

Colonel Belalcazar

1960
It Started in Naples

It Started in Naples

Mario Vitale

1960
The Battle of Austerlitz

The Battle of Austerlitz

le pape Pie VII

1960
The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red

General Clave

1960
Gastone

Gastone

The Prince

1960
Ferdinand I King of Naples

Ferdinand I King of Naples

Seccano

1959
General Della Rovere

General Della Rovere

Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'

1959
The Moralist

The Moralist

O.I.M.P. President

1959
Il mondo dei miracoli

Il mondo dei miracoli

Director Pietro Giordani

1959
Winter Holidays

Winter Holidays

Maurizio

1959
Men and Noblemen

Men and Noblemen

marchese Nicola Peccoli Macinelli di Afragola

1959
My Wife's Enemy

My Wife's Enemy

professor Ottavio Tornabuoni

1959
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura

Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura

Il prestigiatore con il piccione (uncredited)

1959
Nel blu dipinto di blu

Nel blu dipinto di blu

Spartaco

1959
Venetian Honeymoon

Venetian Honeymoon

Alfredo

1959
Bread, Love and Andalucia

Bread, Love and Andalucia

Tonino

1958
The Girl of San Pietro Square

The Girl of San Pietro Square

Armando Conforti

1958
The Inveterate Bachelor

The Inveterate Bachelor

Il professore

1958
Angel in a Taxi

Angel in a Taxi

1958
Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina

Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina

Self

1958
Cannon Serenade

Cannon Serenade

Ernesto de Rossi, Kapitän

1958
Fast and Sexy

Fast and Sexy

Don Luigi

1958
Domenica è sempre domenica

Domenica è sempre domenica

Il 'comandante' Gastaldi

1958
Love and Chatter

Love and Chatter

Avvocato Bonelli

1958
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor

Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor

Marchese Vittorio De Vittti

1957
Holiday Island

Holiday Island

Engineer Occhipinti

1957
A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

Major Rinaldi

1957
Doctor and the Healer

Doctor and the Healer

Antonio Locoratolo

1957
The Woman Who Came from the Sea

The Woman Who Came from the Sea

Console Bordogin

1957
Paris Casino

Paris Casino

Alexander Gordy

1957
Il conte Max

Il conte Max

Conte Max Orsini Varaldo

1957
It Happened in Rome

It Happened in Rome

The Count

1957
The Guilty

The Guilty

Giorgio Vasari

1957
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

Vincenzo Corallo

1957
Noi siamo le colonne

Noi siamo le colonne

Alfredo Celimontani, il guitto squattrinato

1956
The Monte Carlo Story

The Monte Carlo Story

Count Dino della Fiaba

1956
Time of Vacation

Time of Vacation

Aristide Rossi

1956
Nero's Mistress

Nero's Mistress

Seneca

1956
I giorni più belli

I giorni più belli

1956
The Bigamist

The Bigamist

Honorable Prince / Attorney Prince

1956
Scandal in Sorrento

Scandal in Sorrento

Maresciallo Carotenuto

1955
Roman Tales

Roman Tales

Mazzoni Baralla - the lawyer

1955
The Miller's Beautiful Wife

The Miller's Beautiful Wife

Don Teofilo - governatore

1955
It Happens in Roma

It Happens in Roma

Carlo Reani

1955
The Sign of Venus

The Sign of Venus

Alessio Spano

1955
Too Bad She's Bad

Too Bad She's Bad

Vittorio Stroppiani

1954
Frisky

Frisky

Maresciallo Carotenuto

1954
The Cheerful Squadron

The Cheerful Squadron

General

1954
The Gold of Naples

The Gold of Naples

Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")

1954
Modern Virgin

Modern Virgin

Antonio Valli

1954
The Secrets of the Bed

The Secrets of the Bed

Roberto Bernardini (segment "Divorce, Le")

1954
The Anatomy of Love

The Anatomy of Love

Conte Ferdinando / Don Corradino Scognamiglio

1954
Gran varietà

Gran varietà

Veneziani

1954
Il matrimonio

Il matrimonio

Gregory Stefanovich Smirnov

1954
100 Years of Love

100 Years of Love

Duke Giovanni del Bagno aka Signor Pallini (segment "Pendolin")

1954
Bread, Love and Dreams

Bread, Love and Dreams

Maresciallo Carotenuto

1953
It Happened in the Park

It Happened in the Park

Arturo Cavazzuti - the lawyer (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)

1953
The Earrings of Madame de...

The Earrings of Madame de...

Baron Fabrizio Donati

1953
Times Gone By

Times Gone By

Defense Advocate (segment "Il processo di Frine")

1952
Hello Elephant

Hello Elephant

Carlo Caretti

1952
Position Wanted

Position Wanted

Leonardo Leonardi

1951
Tomorrow Is Too Late

Tomorrow Is Too Late

Professor Landi

1950
Heart

Heart

Master Perboni

1948
Unknown Men of San Marino

Unknown Men of San Marino

Leo, l'ateo

1948
Christmas at Camp 119

Christmas at Camp 119

Don Vicenzino

1947
Lost in the Dark

Lost in the Dark

Carmine

1947
Peddlin' in Society

Peddlin' in Society

Il conte Ghirani

1946
Rome: Free City

Rome: Free City

Il signore distinto

1946
Il mondo vuole così

Il mondo vuole così

Paolo Morelli

1946
Lo sbaglio di essere vivo

Lo sbaglio di essere vivo

Adriano Lari

1945
No One Comes Back

No One Comes Back

Maurizio

1945
Our Dreams

Our Dreams

Leo

1943
La guardia del corpo

La guardia del corpo

Riccardo, investigatore privato

1942
A Garibaldian in the Convent

A Garibaldian in the Convent

Nino Bixio

1942
If I Was Honest

If I Was Honest

Pietro Kovach

1942
Teresa Venerdì

Teresa Venerdì

Dott. Pietro Vignali

1941
The Adventuress from the Floor Above

The Adventuress from the Floor Above

Fabrizio Marchini

1941
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

Alfredo Hartman

1940
Red Roses

Red Roses

Alberto Verani

1940
Pazza di gioia

Pazza di gioia

Conte Corrado Valli

1940
Manon Lescaut

Manon Lescaut

Renato Des Grieux

1940
The Sinner

The Sinner

Pietro Bandelli

1940
It Always Ends That Way

It Always Ends That Way

Alberto Milnar

1939
Department Store

Department Store

Bruno Zacchi

1939

Castles in the Air

Riccardo Pietramola

1939
Ai vostri ordini, signora...

Ai vostri ordini, signora...

Pietro Haguet

1939
Napoli che non muore

Napoli che non muore

1939

Le due madri

Salvatore

1938
Hanno rapito un uomo

Hanno rapito un uomo

L'attore cinematografico

1938
The Cuckoo Clock

The Cuckoo Clock

1938
La mazurka di papà

La mazurka di papà

Stefano San Mauro / Il figlio di San Mauro

1938
Napoli d'altri tempi

Napoli d'altri tempi

Mario Esposito

1938
Mister Max

Mister Max

Gianni / Max Varaldo

1937
The Man Who Smiles

The Man Who Smiles

Pio Fardella

1937

Questi ragazzi

Vincenzo

1937
But It's Nothing Serious

But It's Nothing Serious

Memmo Speranza

1936
I Don't Know You Anymore

I Don't Know You Anymore

Il dottore Alberto Spinelli

1936
Lohengrin

Lohengrin

Alfredo

1936
Amo te sola

Amo te sola

Giovanni

1935
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

Gold

1935
Full Speed

Full Speed

Il professore Giacomo Banti

1934
La canzone del sole

La canzone del sole

Paladino, l'avvocato

1934
Das Lied der Sonne

Das Lied der Sonne

Dr. Giuseppe Paladino

1933
Lisetta

Lisetta

Fritz Peters

1933
Un cattivo soggetto

Un cattivo soggetto

Willy

1933
The Secretary for Everyone

The Secretary for Everyone

1932
What Scoundrels Men Are!

What Scoundrels Men Are!

Bruno

1932
Two Happy Hearts

Two Happy Hearts

Mr. Brown

1932
The Old Lady

The Old Lady

Fine dicitore

1932
La compagnia dei matti

La compagnia dei matti

Prof. Rosolillo

1928

La bellezza del mondo

1927
The Clemenceau Affair

The Clemenceau Affair

Pierre Clémenceau bambino

1917