CriticCrunch has 2 Gino Saltamerenda titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Bicycle Thieves.
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
Dir. Vittorio De Sica · With Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell
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.
Dir. Vittorio De Sica · With Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele
