Vittorio De Sica

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

7/7/1901

Place of Birth

Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Also Known As

Витторио Де Сика비토리오 데 시카ویتوریو دسیکا

Vittorio De Sica

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...

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