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Vittorio De Sica

Directing

Born July 7, 1901 · Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Died November 13, 1974

Also known as Витторио Де Сика · 비토리오 데 시카 · ویتوریو دسیکا

Biography

Vittorio De Sica was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.

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Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 1961
  • Grolla d'oro — Best Direction · 1955
  • Grolla d'oro — Best Leading Actor · 1954
  • Golden Globe Awards · 1950
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 1949
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  • Nastro d'Argento — Best Screenplay · 1949
  • Nastro d'Argento — best director · 1949
  • Academy Awards · 1948
  • Nastro d'Argento — Best Actor · 1948
  • Nastro d'Argento — the director of the best film · 1946
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Foreign Film
  • Bodil Awards
  • David di Donatello — Best Actor
  • David di Donatello — Best Director
  • David di Donatello europeo
  • Golden Bear
  • Jussi Awards
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1972
  • Kinema Junpo
  • Leopard — Best Direction
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Director
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Film
  • Palme d'Or
  • San Francisco International Film Festival
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1958 · nominated

Filmography40 titles

We All Loved Each Other So Much

1974as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bicycle Thieves

1948Director, Producer, Screenplay

Umberto D.

1952Director, Producer

Two Women

1960Director

Shoeshine

1946Director

Tokyo Olympiad

1965Thanks

Marriage Italian Style

1964Director

The Children Are Watching Us

1943Director, Screenplay

Sunflower

1970Director

General Della Rovere

1959as Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'

The Earrings of Madame De...

1953as Baron Fabrizio Donati

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

1963Director

The Roof

1956Director, Producer

The Gold of Naples

1954as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")

Miracle in Milan

1951Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

1970Director

Boccaccio '70

1962Director

Too Bad She's Bad

1954as Vittorio Stroppiani

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968as Cardinal Rinaldi

I'll Give a Million

1935as Gold

Doctor, Beware

1941as Dott. Pietro Vignali

It Started in Naples

1960as Mario Vitale

Mister Max

1937as Gianni / Max Varaldo

Love and Chatter

1958as Avvocato Bonelli

After the Fox

1966as Vittorio De Sica (uncredited)

Roman Tales

1955as Mazzoni Baralla - the lawyer

The Witches

1967Director

A Farewell to Arms

1957as Major Rinaldi

Station Terminus

1953Director, Producer

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969as Shoemaker

Eva

1962as (uncredited)

Snow Job

1972as Enrico Dolphi

It Happened in Rome

1957as The Count

Blood for Dracula

1974as Marquis Di Fiore

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965as der Graf

Nero's Mistress

1956as Seneca

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

1968as Cesare Celli

The Lady Doctor

1957as Marchese Vittorio De Vittti

The Millionairess

1960as Joe

A Place for Lovers

1968Director