Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
07 Jul, 1901 (123 years old)

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 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.

Known For

Blood for Dracula
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103 min 1974

Blood for Dracula

Horror
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
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105 min 1969

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Romance
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
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108 min 1968

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Comedy
An Italian in America
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92 min 1967

An Italian in America

Comedy
The Two Marshals
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90 min 1961

The Two Marshals

Comedy
The Wonders of Aladdin
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93 min 1961

The Wonders of Aladdin

Adventure

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