Synopsis
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.
Shoeshine (1946) is a 1h 31min drama feature film by Vittorio De Sica. Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands... Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2022).
Key facts
Cast
Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele, Bruno Ortenzi, Emilio Cigoli, Gino Saltamerenda, Peppino Spadaro, Antonio Nicotra
Original language
Italian
First release
April 27, 1946 (Italy)
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, Academy Honorary Award
Setting
Italy
Crew
Screenplay
Adolfo Franci, Cesare Giulio Viola, Cesare Zavattini, Sergio Amidei
Producer
Paolo William Tamburella
Cinematography
Anchise Brizzi
Editing
Niccolò Lazzari
Music
Alessandro Cicognini
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Bolton International Film Festival 2022
- Cannes Film Festival 2022 generic
- Academy Awards 1948 academy_award
- Locarno International Film Festival 1947 generic
- National Board of Review 1947 generic
Titles
| Original title | Sciuscià | |
| Alternate title | Shoe Shine | |
| Alternate title | Schuschia | |
| Alternate title | Shoeshine |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | April 27, 1946 |
| Theatrical | France | February 26, 1947 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | August 1, 1947 |
| Theatrical | United States | August 26, 1947 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | November 26, 1947 |
| Theatrical | Czechoslovakia | March 12, 1954 |
| Theatrical | Greece | October 15, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Greece | July 27, 2023 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Greece | December 8, 2002 |
Full credits
| Director | Vittorio De Sica |
| Cast | Franco Interlenghi (Pasquale Maggi), Rinaldo Smordoni (Giuseppe Filippucci), Annielo Mele (Raffaele), Bruno Ortenzi (Arcangeli), Emilio Cigoli (Staffera), Gino Saltamerenda (il Panza (uncredited)), Peppino Spadaro (L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)), Antonio Nicotra (Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)), Leo Garavaglia (il commissario (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Adolfo Franci, Cesare Giulio Viola, Cesare Zavattini, Sergio Amidei |
| Story | Adolfo Franci, Cesare Giulio Viola, Cesare Zavattini, Sergio Amidei |
| Producer | Paolo William Tamburella |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
| Editing | Niccolò Lazzari |
| Music | Alessandro Cicognini |
| Production design | Giulio Lombardozzi, Ivo Battelli |
| Sound | Tullo Parmegiani |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
