Shoeshine

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.

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Release date

27 Apr 1946

Runtime

1 h 31 min

• TMDB 7.8

Genres

• Drama

Director

Vittorio De Sica

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Countries

• IT

Cast

Franco Interlenghias Pasquale MaggiRSRinaldo Smordonias Giuseppe FilippucciAMAnnielo Meleas RaffaeleBOBruno Ortenzias ArcangeliEmilio Cigolias StafferaGino Saltamerendaas il Panza (uncredited)PSPeppino Spadaroas L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)ANAntonio Nicotraas Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)LGLeo Garavagliaas il commissario (uncredited)

Writers

SASergio AmideiAFAdolfo FranciCGCesare Giulio ViolaCesare Zavattini

Composer

ACAlessandro Cicognini

Cinematography

ABAnchise Brizzi

Studios

SCSocieta Cooperativa Alfa Cinematografica

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