Shoeshine (1946)
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.
Director:
Vittorio De Sica
Writers:
Sergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci, Cesare Zavattini, Cesare Giulio Viola.
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Franco Interlenghi as Pasquale Maggi |
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Rinaldo Smordoni as Giuseppe Filippucci |
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Annielo Mele as Raffaele |
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Bruno Ortenzi as Arcangeli |
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Emilio Cigoli as Staffera |
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Gino Saltamerenda as il Panza (uncredited) |
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Peppino Spadaro as L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited) |
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Antonio Nicotra as Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited) |
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Leo Garavaglia as il commissario (uncredited) |
| Directing | Vittorio De Sica | Director |
| Writing | Cesare Giulio Viola | Story |
| Writing | Sergio Amidei | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergio Amidei | Story |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Directing | Armando W. Tamburella | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Argi Rovelli | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Elio Paccara | Camera Operator |
| Production | Franco Serino | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Adolfo Franci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Umberto Scarpelli | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Adolfo Franci | Story |
| Writing | Cesare Giulio Viola | Screenplay |
| Directing | Elmo De Sica | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Nino Ottavi | Production Manager |
| Production | Paolo William Tamburella | Producer |
| Editing | Niccolò Lazzari | Editor |
| Art | Ivo Battelli | Production Design |
| Art | Giulio Lombardozzi | Production Design |
| Camera | Anchise Brizzi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tullo Parmegiani | Sound |
| Sound | Alessandro Cicognini | Original Music Composer |