Vittorio De Sica
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 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.
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Movies (47)
The Garden That Doesn't Exist
as Self (archive footage)
2022
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Sophia Loren, a special destiny
as Self (archive footage)
2019
1960
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Vittorio D.
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Sons of His Mistress
Author (Writing)
2007
Working with De Sica
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)
2005
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as (archive footage)
2004
Cesare Zavattini
as Self (archive footage)
2003
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
as Self
1985
My Name Is Anna Magnani
as Self (archive footage)
1980
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
as (archive footage)
1975
We All Loved Each Other So Much
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Blood for Dracula
as Marquis Di Fiore
1974
The Voyage
Director (Directing)
1974
Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene
1973
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Mauro Del Giudice
1973
A Brief Vacation
Director (Directing)
1973
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli
as Maresciallo Cenciarelli
1973
The Small Miracle
as Father Damico
1973
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as giudice
1972
We'll Call Him Andrea
Director (Directing)
1972
Scandal Man
as Milord
1972
Snow Job
as Enrico Dolphi
1972
Hector the Mighty
as Giove
1972
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
as Giuseppe Mancini 'Pulcinella'
1971
Trastevere
as Enrico Formichi
1971
I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear
as Player in Venice casino
1971
Mafia Things
as Don Michele
1971
The Couples
Director (Directing)
1970
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Director (Directing)
1970
Io e Dio
Producer (Production)
1970
Sunflower
Director (Directing)
1970
Twelve Plus One
as Di Seta
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Shoemaker
1969
A Place for Lovers
Director (Directing)
1968
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Cardinal Rinaldi
1968
Dear Caroline
as Le comte de Bièvre
1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Cesare Celli
1968
An Italian in America
as Lando Marossi
1967
Woman Times Seven
Director (Directing)
1967
The Witches
Director (Directing)
1967
Cinéma et Réalité
as Self
1967
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Cesare Celli (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
