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Bicycle Thieves

1948 · Vittorio De Sica · TSPDT #15

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen.

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Bernardo Bertolucci Federico Fellini Matteo Garrone Michelangelo Antonioni Paolo Sorrentino Vittorio De Sica

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