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Storyline
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job – for which he needs a bike – hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proof, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won’t be able to keep his job.
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Plot Synopsis
Taglines:
The Prize Picture They Want to Censor!
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Details
Release Date:
13 December 1949 (USA)
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Also Known As:
Bicycle Thieves
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Box Office
Budget:
$133,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$25,377,
4 October 1998
Gross USA:
$371,111
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$428,978
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Trivia
The film is frequently on critics’ and directors’ lists of the best films ever made. It was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1950, and, just four years after its release, was deemed the greatest film of all time by the magazine Sight & Sound’s poll of filmmakers and critics in 1952. The film placed sixth as the greatest ever made in the latest directors poll, conducted in 2002. See more »
Goofs
[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]
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Quotes
Antonio Ricci:
“Why should I kill myself worrying when I’ll end up just as dead?”
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Connections
Referenced in Inside the Actors Studio: Martin Scorsese (2002)
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