Bicycle Thieves is a 1948 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica and widely regarded as the best known work of Italian neorealism, a movement that had informally begun three years earlier with Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City. It received an Academy Honorary Award in 1950, and in Sight and Sound magazine's 1952 poll of filmmakers and critics it was named the greatest film ever made; it has remained in the poll's rankings since, placing 33rd among critics and 10th among directors in the 2012 edition. Roger Ebert later wrote that it is so well entrenched as an official masterpiece that it is startling to revisit it and realize it is still alive.
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Wikimedia FoundationBicycle Thieves, Production and Critical response sections
Bicycle Thieves is the best-known work of Italian neorealism, a movement that informally began with Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City (1945) and brought a new degree of realism to Italian cinema.
Bicycle Thieves, Introduction section, release year
Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette), also known as The Bicycle Thief, is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica.
Wikipedia: Bicycle Thieves, lead section
Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette) is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film.
Bicycle Thieves, Description, original language
Bicycle Thieves is a 1948 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica and widely regarded as the best known work of Italian neorealism, a movement that had informally begun three years earlier with Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City.
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Wikidata P166: Academy Honorary Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Honorary Award.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review Award for Best Film.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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