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Movie Overview
Cast
• Enzo Staiola
• Lamberto Maggiorani
• Lianella Carell
Director
• Vittorio De Sica
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
The Bicycle Thief (1948)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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5/5
"there are few characters that are more fully realized and deeply felt as Ricci"  Filmcritic.com  Chris Cabin

95/100
"Devastating. Brilliant. Perhaps the most influential film of all time."  Apollo Guide  Dan Jardine

A-
"The story was told in the form of an allegory meant to pull at your heartstrings, as it was not possible to be anything but sympathetic with the victimized father."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

A
"a simple heartfelt story of a man who only wants to provide for his wife and child"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

A
"A defining landmark of Italian neorealism and a haunting fable of want and desperation… an ideal marriage of form and meaning. Even the title is indispensable."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus

5/5
Read review  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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