Bicycle Thieves
Summary: In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
Release Date: December 13, 1949
Genre: Drama
Director:
Vittorio De Sica
Runtime: 1 h 29 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Produzioni De Sica
Movie budget: $ 133,000
Domestic: $ 371,111
International: $ 80,225
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