As Actor
1960
2010
5.2
Vittorio De Sica
Acting
Birth Date
July 7, 1901
Place of Birth
Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
Date of Death
November 13, 1974
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Vittorio D.
2009
6.3
As Actor
My Name Is Anna Magnani
1980
8.0
As Actor
Blood for Dracula
1974
5.7
As Director
The Voyage
1974
5.0
As Director
A Brief Vacation
1973
5.9
As Director
We'll Call Him Andrea
1972
6.8
As Actor
Trastevere
1971
6.8
As Actor
I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear
1971
6.0
As Actor
Mafia Things
1971
5.5
As Director
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
1970
7.0
As Director
Sunflower
1970
7.5
As Actor
Twelve Plus One
1969
5.3
As Director
A Place for Lovers
1968
5.1
As Actor
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
6.8
As Actor
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
5.7
As Director
Woman Times Seven
1967
6.3
As Director
The Witches
1967
6.0
As Actor
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
5.8
As Director
Marriage Italian Style
1964
7.7