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.

Most Known For

Cinépanorama

as Self

Samedi soir

as Self

The Monte Carlo Story

as Count Dino della Fiaba

The Battle of Austerlitz

as le pape Pie VII

The Adventures of Pinocchio

as Giudice

Roman Tales

as Mazzoni Baralla - the lawyer

Cesare Zavattini

as Self (archive footage)

Lisetta

as Fritz Peters

The Four Just Men

as Ricco Poccari

Dear Caroline

as Le comte de Bièvre

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as Shoemaker

The Cheerful Squadron

as General

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Adventures of Pinocchio

as giudice

Blood for Dracula

as Marquis Di Fiore

We All Loved Each Other So Much

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene

A Farewell to Arms

as Major Rinaldi

It Started in Naples

as Mario Vitale

Lafayette

as Bancroft