Shoeshine (1946)
Sciuscià (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 27min
- Drama
- 26 Aug 1947 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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Franco Interlenghi | ... |
Pasquale Maggi
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Rinaldo Smordoni | ... |
Giuseppe Filippucci
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Annielo Mele | ... |
Raffaele
(as Aniello Mele)
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Bruno Ortensi | ... |
Arcangeli
(as Bruno Ortenzi)
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Emilio Cigoli | ... |
Staffera
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Pacifico Astrologo | ... |
Vittorio (uncredited)
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Maria Campi | ... |
Palmist (uncredited)
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Antonio Carlino | ... |
L'Abruzzese (uncredited)
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Angelo D'Amico | ... |
Siciliano (uncredited)
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Francesco De Nicola | ... |
Ciriola (uncredited)
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Enrico De Silva | ... |
Giorgio (uncredited)
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Claudio Ermelli | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Leo Garavaglia | ... |
Inspector (uncredited)
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Antonio Lo Nigro | ... |
Righetto (uncredited)
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Antonio Nicotra | ... |
Social worker (uncredited)
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Anna Pedoni | ... |
Nannarella (uncredited)
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Gino Saltamerenda | ... |
Il panza (uncredited)
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Irene Smordoni | ... |
Giuseppe's mother (uncredited)
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Peppino Spadaro | ... |
Lawyer Bonavino (uncredited)
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Mario Volpicelli | ... |
Prison principal (uncredited)
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Directed by
Vittorio De Sica |
Written by
Sergio Amidei | ... | (story) & |
Adolfo Franci | ... | (story) & |
Cesare Giulio Viola | ... | (story) (as Cesare G. Viola) & |
Cesare Zavattini | ... | (story) |
Sergio Amidei | ... | (screenplay) & |
Adolfo Franci | ... | (screenplay) & |
Cesare Giulio Viola | ... | (screenplay) (as Cesare G. Viola) & |
Cesare Zavattini | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Paolo William Tamburella | ... | producer |
Music by
Alessandro Cicognini |
Cinematography by
Anchise Brizzi |
Editing by
Niccolò Lazzari | ... | (as Nicolò Lazzari) |
Production Design by
Ivo Battelli | ||
Giulio Lombardozzi | ... | (as G. Lombardozzi) |
Production Management
Nino Ottavi | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elmo De Sica | ... | second assistant director |
Argi Rovelli | ... | second assistant director |
Umberto Scarpelli | ... | assistant director |
Armando W. Tamburella | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
Tullo Parmegiani | ... | sound (as Tullio Parmegiani) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Elio Paccara | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
Franco Serino | ... | production assistant |
Herman G. Weinberg | ... | subtitler: English |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (1946) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Compagnie Indépendante de Distribution de Films (1947) (France) (theatrical)
- Lopert Pictures Corporation (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Albert Dezel (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (Midwest})
- Mondadori Video (2000) (Italy) (VHS)
- Films sans Frontières (2004) (France) (DVD)
- Medusa Video (2007) (Italy) (DVD) (restored)
- Pidax Film (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- New Star (2023) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of them, the orphan Pasquale and his younger friend Giuseppe, are riding. The pair have been saving to buy their own horse. They meet Attilio, Giuse's much-older brother, and his shady friend at a boat on the Tiber. In return for a commission, the boys agree to deliver black-market goods to a fortuneteller. Once the woman has paid, Attilio's gang suddenly arrives, pretending to be cops, to shake the woman down. With a payoff from Attilio, the boys are able to make the final payment and stable their horse in Trastevere over the river. The fortuneteller identifies Pasqua and Giuse. Held at an overcrowded boys' prison, they are separated. Giuse falls under the influence of an older lad in his cell, Arcangeli. During interrogation, Pasqua is tricked into betraying Giuse's brother to the police. With their trial still in the future, the two friends are driven further apart. Written by David Carless |
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Taglines | Un milagro como no conoció el cine en los 50 años de su historia! [Spanish poster.] See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The title is a Napulitan corruption of the English word "shoe-shiner." See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in A neorealizmus (1990). See more » |
Quotes |
Giuseppe Filippucci:
Whoever invented the elevator is a genius. Pasquale Maggi: Tell me about it. I slept in one for three months. See more » |