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Vittorio De Sica

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 7, 1901 (Died at 73)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthSora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
Career Span1932 – 1974
Known Credits200 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.4

Vittorio De Sica

Also known as:Витторио Де Сика비토리오 데 시카ویتوریو دسیکا
Total Works

200

195 movies • 5 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Vittorio De Sica (7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves (honorary), while Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and Il giardino dei Finzi Contini won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of Sciuscià (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Bicycle Thieves helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. Bicycle Thieves was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history. De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Major Rinaldi in American director Charles Vidor's 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, a movie that was panned by critics and proved a box office flop. De Sica's acting was considered the highlight of the film.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Bicycle Thieves
8.2
Bicycle Thieves
1948•movie
Role: Director
Umberto D.
7.9
Umberto D.
1952•movie
Role: Director
We All Loved Each Other So Much
8.3
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two Women
7.8
Two Women
1960•movie
Role: Director

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 200 titles featuring Vittorio De Sica

Bicycle Thieves
8.2
Bicycle Thieves
1948•movie

Role: Director

Umberto D.
7.9
Umberto D.
1952•movie

Role: Director

We All Loved Each Other So Much
8.3

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Two Women
7.8
Two Women
1960•movie

Role: Director

Marriage Italian Style
7.7

Role: Director

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
7.4

Role: Director

The Adventures of Pinocchio
7.5

as giudice

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
7.0

Role: Director

Shoeshine
7.8
Shoeshine
1946•movie

Role: Director

Miracle in Milan
7.3
Miracle in Milan
1951•movie

Role: Director

The Earrings of Madame de...
7.5

as Baron Fabrizio Donati

Blood for Dracula
5.6
Blood for Dracula
1974•movie

as Marquis Di Fiore

The Traffic Policeman
7.3

as Il sindaco

Bread, Love and Dreams
7.0

as Maresciallo Carotenuto

Sunflower
7.5
Sunflower
1970•movie

Role: Director

Scandal in Sorrento
6.8

as Maresciallo Carotenuto

Boccaccio '70
6.9
Boccaccio '70
1962•movie

Role: Director

General Della Rovere
7.5

as Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'

The Gold of Naples
7.3
The Gold of Naples
1954•movie

as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")

The Sign of Venus
6.8
The Sign of Venus
1955•movie

as Alessio Spano

The Children Are Watching Us
7.6

Role: Director

The Shoes of the Fisherman
6.8

as Cardinal Rinaldi

After the Fox
6.1
After the Fox
1966•movie

as Vittorio De Sica (uncredited)

It Started in Naples
6.4

as Mario Vitale

The Witches
6.0
The Witches
1967•movie

Role: Director

The Two Marshals
7.2
The Two Marshals
1961•movie

as Maresciallo Vittorio Cotone

Il conte Max
7.0
Il conte Max
1957•movie

as Conte Max Orsini Varaldo

Too Bad She's Bad
6.9
Too Bad She's Bad
1954•movie

as Vittorio Stroppiani

The Boom
6.9
The Boom
1963•movie

Role: Director

Eva
6.0
Eva
1962•movie

as (uncredited)

Frisky
7.2
Frisky
1954•movie

as Maresciallo Carotenuto

A Farewell to Arms
6.0
A Farewell to Arms
1957•movie

as Major Rinaldi

Indiscretion of an American Wife
6.0

Role: Director

Woman Times Seven
6.3
Woman Times Seven
1967•movie

Role: Director

The Roof
7.3
The Roof
1956•movie

Role: Director

Tokyo Olympiad
7.7
Tokyo Olympiad
1965•movie

Role: Thanks

The Moralist
6.4
The Moralist
1959•movie

as O.I.M.P. President

The Miller's Beautiful Wife
5.4

as Don Teofilo - governatore

The Millionairess
5.3
The Millionairess
1960•movie

as Joe

Austerlitz
6.7
Austerlitz
1960•movie

as le pape Pie VII

The Last Judgment
6.4
The Last Judgment
1961•movie

as Defense lawyer

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
5.9
What Scoundrels Men Are!
7.1

as Bruno

The Assassination of Matteotti
6.7

as Mauro Del Giudice

Nero's Mistress
5.9
Nero's Mistress
1956•movie

as Seneca

Twelve Plus One
5.3
Twelve Plus One
1969•movie

as Di Seta

Doctor and the Healer
7.1

as Antonio Locoratolo

Teresa Venerdì
6.7
Teresa Venerdì
1941•movie

as Dott. Pietro Vignali

Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
5.4

as Marchese Vittorio De Vittti

Fathers and Sons
6.8
Fathers and Sons
1957•movie

as Vincenzo Corallo

Ferdinand I King of Naples
6.7

as Seccano

A Place for Lovers
5.1
A Place for Lovers
1968•movie

Role: Director

Mister Max
6.5
Mister Max
1937•movie

as Gianni / Max Varaldo

I'll Give a Million
6.8

as Gold

A Garibaldian in the Convent
6.5

as Nino Bixio

Department Store
6.0
Department Store
1939•movie

as Bruno Zacchi

Me, Me, Me... and the Others
6.2

as Commendator Trepossi

Roman Tales
6.2
Roman Tales
1955•movie

as Mazzoni Baralla - the lawyer

A Brief Vacation
6.0
A Brief Vacation
1973•movie

Role: Director

Maddalena, Zero for Conduct
6.2

as Alfredo Hartman

The Wonders of Aladdin
5.2

as Genie

The Biggest Bundle of Them All
5.6

as Cesare Celli

The Voyage
5.2
The Voyage
1974•movie

Role: Director

The Condemned of Altona
7.1

Role: Director

An Italian in America
5.4

as Lando Marossi

Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
7.4

as Il prestigiatore con il piccione (uncredited)

The Couples
6.9
The Couples
1970•movie

Role: Director

The Anatomy of Love
6.4

as Conte Ferdinando / Don Corradino Scognamiglio

Fast and Sexy
5.6
Fast and Sexy
1958•movie

as Don Luigi

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
5.7
The Adventures of Pinocchio
7.3
1 eps

as Giudice

Times Gone By
5.2
Times Gone By
1952•movie

as Defense Advocate (segment "Il processo di Frine")

Love in Rome
5.5
Love in Rome
1960•movie

as le réalisateur

Bread, Love and Andalucia
6.3

as Tonino

Mamma mia, che impressione!
6.0

Role: Producer

Winter Holidays
6.6
Winter Holidays
1959•movie

as Maurizio

The Bigamist
6.6
The Bigamist
1956•movie

as Honorable Prince / Attorney Prince

Sophia Loren, a special destiny
6.7

as Self (archive footage)

The Angel Wore Red
5.0
The Angel Wore Red
1960•movie

as General Clave

Gastone
6.0
Gastone
1960•movie

as The Prince

Rome: Free City
5.4
Rome: Free City
1946•movie

as Il signore distinto

Peddlin' in Society
5.7

as Il conte Ghirani

The Monte Carlo Story
5.9

as Count Dino della Fiaba

Vittorio D.
6.3
Vittorio D.
2009•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Men and Noblemen
6.5
Men and Noblemen
1959•movie

as marchese Nicola Peccoli Macinelli di Afragola

It Happened in the Park
6.5

as Arturo Cavazzuti (segment "Incidente a Villa Borghese")

1960
5.2
1960
2010•movie

as Self (archive footage)

It Happens in Roma
4.9
It Happens in Roma
1955•movie

as Carlo Reani

The Honored Society
6.2

as Salvatore il 'Capintesta'

Holiday Island
6.2
Holiday Island
1957•movie

as Engineer Occhipinti

My Wife's Enemy
5.6
My Wife's Enemy
1959•movie

as professor Ottavio Tornabuoni

Love and Chatter
6.3
Love and Chatter
1958•movie

as Avvocato Bonelli

It Happened in Rome
5.8

as The Count

Lafayette
5.6
Lafayette
1962•movie

as Bancroft

Trastevere
6.8
Trastevere
1971•movie

as Enrico Formichi

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
0
Full Speed
5.7
Full Speed
1934•movie

as Il professore Giacomo Banti

The Adventuress from the Floor Above
6.9

as Fabrizio Marchini

Time of Vacation
6.3
Time of Vacation
1956•movie

as Aristide Rossi

The Cheerful Squadron
6.1

as General

Snow Job
5.8
Snow Job
1972•movie

as Enrico Dolphi

Hello Elephant
6.2
Hello Elephant
1952•movie

as Carlo Caretti

Dear Caroline
4.7
Dear Caroline
1968•movie

as Le comte de Bièvre

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
7.3

as Self (archive footage)

Christmas at Camp 119
6.8

as Don Vicenzino

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
6.8

as Self (archive footage)

The Gates of Heaven
6.8

Role: Director

Gran varietà
6.7
Gran varietà
1954•movie

as Veneziani

Domenica è sempre domenica
6.7

as Il 'comandante' Gastaldi

Position Wanted
8.3
Position Wanted
1951•movie

as Leonardo Leonardi

But It's Nothing Serious
5.8

as Memmo Speranza

Paris Casino
6.4
Paris Casino
1957•movie

as Alexander Gordy

Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
4.8

as (archive footage)

The Sinner
6.2
The Sinner
1940•movie

as Pietro Bandelli

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
5.6

as Ambassador of Spain

I Don't Know You Anymore
6.7

as Il dottore Alberto Spinelli

Tomorrow Is Too Late
6.4

as Professor Landi

Heart
6.6
Heart
1948•movie

as Master Perboni

Il matrimonio
6.8
Il matrimonio
1954•movie

as Gregory Stefanovich Smirnov

The Cuckoo Clock
5.8
The Cuckoo Clock
1938•movie
We'll Call Him Andrea
7.2

Role: Director

The Secrets of the Bed
3.8

as Roberto Bernardini (segment "Divorce, Le")

Our Dreams
5.5
Our Dreams
1943•movie

as Leo

Mafia Things
6.6
Mafia Things
1971•movie

as Don Michele

The Clemenceau Affair
5.2

as Pierre Clémenceau bambino

The Guilty
7.1
The Guilty
1957•movie

as Giorgio Vasari

If I Was Honest
8.5
If I Was Honest
1942•movie

as Pietro Kovach

The Garden That Doesn't Exist
6.1

as Self (archive footage)

Angel in a Taxi
8.0
Angel in a Taxi
1958•movie
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli
6.2

as Maresciallo Cenciarelli

The Woman Who Came from the Sea
6.7

as Console Bordogin

Hector the Mighty
6.0
Hector the Mighty
1972•movie

as Giove

Unknown Men of San Marino
6.2

as Leo, l'ateo

My Name Is Anna Magnani
8.7

as Self (archive footage)

I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear
7.0

as Player in Venice casino

Lionpower from MGM
6.3
Lionpower from MGM
1967•movie

as Self - Cesare Celli (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Four Just Men
7.7
39 eps
The Four Just Men
1959•series

as Ricco Poccari

Cinépanorama
8.7
1 eps
Cinépanorama
1956•series

as Self

Cinéma et Réalité
6.5

as Self

I Love You Only
7.5
I Love You Only
1935•movie

as Giovanni

Castles in the Air
7.0
Castles in the Air
1939•movie

as Riccardo Pietramola

Hanno rapito un uomo
7.0

as L'attore cinematografico

100 Years of Love
7.5
100 Years of Love
1954•movie

as Duke Giovanni del Bagno aka Signor Pallini (segment "Pendolin")

Red Roses
8.0
Red Roses
1940•movie

as Alberto Verani

No One Comes Back
6.0
No One Comes Back
1945•movie

as Maurizio

The Orderly
8.0
The Orderly
1961•movie

as Colonnello Filippo Bitossi

Venetian Honeymoon
6.5
Venetian Honeymoon
1959•movie

as Alfredo

Scandal Man
6.5
Scandal Man
1972•movie

as Milord

Das Lied der Sonne
6.0
Das Lied der Sonne
1933•movie

as Dr. Giuseppe Paladino

The Inveterate Bachelor
7.0

as Il professore

The Girl of San Pietro Square
8.0

as Armando Conforti

Nel blu dipinto di blu
8.0

as Spartaco

Modern Virgin
7.0
Modern Virgin
1954•movie

as Antonio Valli

Pazza di gioia
8.0
Pazza di gioia
1940•movie

as Conte Corrado Valli

Napoli che non muore
7.0
Lost in the Dark
9.0
Lost in the Dark
1947•movie

as Carmine

Noi siamo le colonne

as Alfredo Celimontani, il guitto squattrinato

Cannon Serenade
7.0
Cannon Serenade
1958•movie

as Ernesto de Rossi, Kapitän

Un cattivo soggetto
7.0

as Willy

Ai vostri ordini, signora...
9.0

as Pietro Haguet

Two Happy Hearts
7.0
Two Happy Hearts
1932•movie

as Mr. Brown

The Old Lady
7.0
The Old Lady
1932•movie

as Fine dicitore

Lohengrin
10.0
Lohengrin
1936•movie

as Alfredo

I giorni più belli
7.5
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Il mondo vuole così
8.0

as Paolo Morelli

Lo sbaglio di essere vivo
10.0

as Adriano Lari

Gli altri, gli altri e noi
8.0

as Retired

The Man Who Smiles
9.0
The Man Who Smiles
1937•movie

as Pio Fardella

We Are Cinema
9.5
We Are Cinema
2021•movie

as Self (archive footage)

La mazurka di papà
9.0

as Stefano San Mauro / Il figlio di San Mauro

We Are All in Temporary Liberty
7.0

as Giuseppe Mancini 'Pulcinella'

La canzone del sole
10.0

as Paladino, l'avvocato

Il mondo dei miracoli
8.0

as Director Pietro Giordani

Le pillole di Ercole
7.0

as Colonel Piero Cuocolo

Manon Lescaut
10.0
Manon Lescaut
1940•movie

as Renato Des Grieux

7.0
Le due madri
1938•movie

as Salvatore

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
8.0

as Colonel Belalcazar

Napoli d'altri tempi
10.0

as Mario Esposito

The Small Miracle
9.0
The Small Miracle
1973•movie

as Father Damico

La guardia del corpo
8.0

as Riccardo, investigatore privato

Lykke og krone
9.0
Lykke og krone
1962•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Young World
10.0
A Young World
1966•movie

Role: Director

Io e Dio
7.0
Io e Dio
1970•movie

Role: Producer

Working with De Sica

as Self (archive footage)

Sophia Loren in Rome

as Self

Lisetta
Lisetta
1933•movie

as Fritz Peters

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

as Self - Interviewee

It Always Ends That Way

as Alberto Milnar

Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
2003•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life

as Self (Archive Footage)

The Sons of His Mistress

Role: Author

Birth of the Republic

Role: Director