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Quick Facts

DirectorVittorio De Sica

Runtime1h 31m · 16

GenresDrama

Release1946-04-27

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Film

Shoeshine

Name: Shoeshine
Released: 1946-04-27

1946· 16· 1h 31m· Drama

Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorVittorio De Sica

ScreenplayAdolfo Franci

ProducerPaolo William Tamburella

Director of PhotographyAnchise Brizzi

Original Music ComposerAlessandro Cicognini

EditorNiccolò Lazzari

Full cast & crew (9 cast · 23 crew)

Details

Released1946-04-27

Runtime1h 31m · 16

StatusReleased

StudiosSocieta Cooperativa Alfa Cinematografica

Box office$17,480

LanguagesItalian · English

CountriesItaly

Rating7.8/10 · 274 votes

Original languageit

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