Drama · Italy · 1946 · 1h 31m

Shoeshine

Sciuscià

Shoeshine poster
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Cast
Franco Interlenghi as Pasquale Maggi Rinaldo Smordoni as Giuseppe Filippucci Annielo Mele as Raffaele Bruno Ortenzi as Arcangeli Emilio Cigoli as Staffera Gino Saltamerenda as il Panza (uncredited)
Crew
Anchise Brizzi — Director of Photography Niccolò Lazzari — Editor Alessandro Cicognini — Original Music Composer Sergio Amidei — Screenplay Adolfo Franci — Screenplay Cesare Giulio Viola — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Shoeshine — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
fortune tellerrome, italyitalyblack marketjuvenile prisonorphanjuvenile delinquentpost world war iimilitary policeshoeshine boy
Key Collaborators
Vittorio De Sica Director Anchise Brizzi Director of Photography Niccolò Lazzari Editor Alessandro Cicognini Original Music Composer Sergio Amidei Screenplay Adolfo Franci Screenplay Cesare Giulio Viola Screenplay Cesare Zavattini Screenplay Cesare Giulio Viola Story Adolfo Franci Story Sergio Amidei Story Cesare Zavattini Story
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