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Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

Directing

July 7, 1901 – November 13, 1974 (died at 73)
Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
Male
230 Movies
8 TV Shows

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.

Bread, Love and Dreams
Bread, Love and Dreams

Bread, Love and Dreams

1953 7.0

as Maresciallo Carotenuto

Age 52 (now 73)
Scandal in Sorrento
Scandal in Sorrento

Scandal in Sorrento

1955 6.9

as Maresciallo Carotenuto

Age 54 (now 73)
General Della Rovere
General Della Rovere

General Della Rovere

1959 7.4

as Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'

Age 58 (now 73)
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Earrings of Madame de...

The Earrings of Madame de...

1953 7.5

as Baron Fabrizio Donati

Age 51 (now 73)
The Traffic Policeman
The Traffic Policeman

The Traffic Policeman

1960 7.3

as Il sindaco

Age 59 (now 73)
Too Bad She's Bad
Too Bad She's Bad

Too Bad She's Bad

1954 6.9

as Vittorio Stroppiani

Age 53 (now 73)
Frisky
Frisky

Frisky

1954 7.2

as Maresciallo Carotenuto

Age 53 (now 73)
Blood for Dracula
Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula

1974 5.7

as Marquis Di Fiore

Age 73
The Two Marshals
The Two Marshals

The Two Marshals

1961 7.2

as Maresciallo Vittorio Cotone

Age 60 (now 73)
Il conte Max
Il conte Max

Il conte Max

1957 7.0

as Conte Max Orsini Varaldo

Age 56 (now 73)
The Sign of Venus
The Sign of Venus

The Sign of Venus

1955 6.8

as Alessio Spano

Age 53 (now 73)
It Started in Naples
It Started in Naples

It Started in Naples

1960 6.4

as Mario Vitale

Age 59 (now 73)
The Miller's Beautiful Wife
The Miller's Beautiful Wife

The Miller's Beautiful Wife

1955 5.4

as Don Teofilo - governatore

Age 54 (now 73)
Doctor and the Healer
Doctor and the Healer

Doctor and the Healer

1957 7.1

as Antonio Locoratolo

Age 56 (now 73)
What Scoundrels Men Are!
What Scoundrels Men Are!

What Scoundrels Men Are!

1932 7.0

as Bruno

Age 31 (now 73)
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968 6.8

as Cardinal Rinaldi

Age 67 (now 73)