Vittorio De Sica
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.
Filmography
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
as Self (Archive Footage)
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
as Self (Archive Footage)
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
The Garden That Doesn't Exist
as Self (archive footage)
The Garden That Doesn't Exist
as Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
as Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
as Self (archive footage)
Sophia Loren, a special destiny
as Self (archive footage)
Sophia Loren, a special destiny
as Self (archive footage)
1960
as Self (archive footage)
1960
as Self (archive footage)
Vittorio D.
as Self (archive footage)
Vittorio D.
as Self (archive footage)
Working with De Sica
as Self (archive footage)
Working with De Sica
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as (archive footage)
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as (archive footage)
Cesare Zavattini
as Self (archive footage)
Cesare Zavattini
as Self (archive footage)
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica
as Self (archive footage)
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica
as Self (archive footage)
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
as Self
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
as Self
My Name Is Anna Magnani
as Self (archive footage)
My Name Is Anna Magnani
as Self (archive footage)
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
as (archive footage)
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
as (archive footage)
We All Loved Each Other So Much
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
We All Loved Each Other So Much
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blood for Dracula
as Marquis Di Fiore
Blood for Dracula
as Marquis Di Fiore
Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene
Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Mauro Del Giudice
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Mauro Del Giudice
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli
as Maresciallo Cenciarelli
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli
as Maresciallo Cenciarelli
The Small Miracle
as Father Damico
The Small Miracle
as Father Damico
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as giudice
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as giudice
Scandal Man
as Milord
Scandal Man
as Milord
Snow Job
as Enrico Dolphi
Snow Job
as Enrico Dolphi
Hector the Mighty
as Giove
Hector the Mighty
as Giove
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
as Giuseppe Mancini 'Pulcinella'
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
as Giuseppe Mancini 'Pulcinella'
Trastevere
as Enrico Formichi
Trastevere
as Enrico Formichi
I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear
as Player in Venice casino
I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear
as Player in Venice casino
Mafia Things
as Don Michele
Mafia Things
as Don Michele
Twelve Plus One
as Di Seta
Twelve Plus One
as Di Seta
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Shoemaker
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Shoemaker
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Cardinal Rinaldi
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Cardinal Rinaldi
Dear Caroline
as Le comte de Bièvre
Dear Caroline
as Le comte de Bièvre
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Cesare Celli
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Cesare Celli
An Italian in America
as Lando Marossi
An Italian in America
as Lando Marossi
Cinéma et Réalité
as Self
Cinéma et Réalité
as Self
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Cesare Celli (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Cesare Celli (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
as Retired
Gli altri, gli altri e noi
as Retired
After the Fox
as Vittorio De Sica (uncredited)
After the Fox
as Vittorio De Sica (uncredited)
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
as Self - Interviewee
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
as Self - Interviewee
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
as Commendator Trepossi
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
as Commendator Trepossi
Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde
as Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde
as Self
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
as der Graf
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
as der Graf
Sophia Loren in Rome
as Self
Sophia Loren in Rome
as Self
Eva
as (uncredited)
Eva
as (uncredited)
Lykke og krone
Lykke og krone
Lafayette
as Bancroft
Lafayette
as Bancroft
The Two Marshals
as Maresciallo Vittorio Cotone
The Two Marshals
as Maresciallo Vittorio Cotone
The Orderly
as Colonnello Filippo Bitossi
The Orderly
as Colonnello Filippo Bitossi
The Wonders of Aladdin
as Genie
The Wonders of Aladdin
as Genie
The Last Judgment
as Defense lawyer
The Last Judgment
as Defense lawyer
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
as Ambassador of Spain
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
as Ambassador of Spain
The Honored Society
as Salvatore il 'Capintesta'
The Honored Society
as Salvatore il 'Capintesta'
Love in Rome
as le réalisateur
Love in Rome
as le réalisateur
The Traffic Policeman
as Il sindaco
The Traffic Policeman
as Il sindaco
The Millionairess
as Joe
The Millionairess
as Joe
Le pillole di Ercole
as Colonel Piero Cuocolo
Le pillole di Ercole
as Colonel Piero Cuocolo
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
as Colonel Belalcazar
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
as Colonel Belalcazar
It Started in Naples
as Mario Vitale
It Started in Naples
as Mario Vitale
Austerlitz
as le pape Pie VII
Austerlitz
as le pape Pie VII
The Angel Wore Red
as General Clave
The Angel Wore Red
as General Clave
Gastone
as The Prince
Gastone
as The Prince
Ferdinand I King of Naples
as Seccano
Ferdinand I King of Naples
as Seccano
General Della Rovere
as Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'
General Della Rovere
as Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'
The Moralist
as O.I.M.P. President
The Moralist
as O.I.M.P. President
Il mondo dei miracoli
as Director Pietro Giordani
Il mondo dei miracoli
as Director Pietro Giordani
Winter Holidays
as Maurizio
Winter Holidays
as Maurizio
Men and Noblemen
as marchese Nicola Peccoli Macinelli di Afragola
Men and Noblemen
as marchese Nicola Peccoli Macinelli di Afragola
My Wife's Enemy
as professor Ottavio Tornabuoni
My Wife's Enemy
as professor Ottavio Tornabuoni
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
as Il prestigiatore con il piccione (uncredited)
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
as Il prestigiatore con il piccione (uncredited)
Nel blu dipinto di blu
as Spartaco
Nel blu dipinto di blu
as Spartaco
Venetian Honeymoon
as Alfredo
Venetian Honeymoon
as Alfredo
Bread, Love and Andalucia
as Tonino
Bread, Love and Andalucia
as Tonino
The Girl of San Pietro Square
as Armando Conforti
The Girl of San Pietro Square
as Armando Conforti
The Inveterate Bachelor
as Il professore
The Inveterate Bachelor
as Il professore
Angel in a Taxi
Angel in a Taxi
Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina
as Self
Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina
as Self
Cannon Serenade
as Ernesto de Rossi, Kapitän
Cannon Serenade
as Ernesto de Rossi, Kapitän
Fast and Sexy
as Don Luigi
Fast and Sexy
as Don Luigi
Domenica è sempre domenica
as Il 'comandante' Gastaldi
Domenica è sempre domenica
as Il 'comandante' Gastaldi
Love and Chatter
as Avvocato Bonelli
Love and Chatter
as Avvocato Bonelli
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
as Marchese Vittorio De Vittti
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
as Marchese Vittorio De Vittti
Holiday Island
as Engineer Occhipinti
Holiday Island
as Engineer Occhipinti
A Farewell to Arms
as Major Rinaldi
A Farewell to Arms
as Major Rinaldi
Doctor and the Healer
as Antonio Locoratolo
Doctor and the Healer
as Antonio Locoratolo
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
as Console Bordogin
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
as Console Bordogin
Paris Casino
as Alexander Gordy
Paris Casino
as Alexander Gordy
Il conte Max
as Conte Max Orsini Varaldo
Il conte Max
as Conte Max Orsini Varaldo
It Happened in Rome
as The Count
It Happened in Rome
as The Count
The Guilty
as Giorgio Vasari
The Guilty
as Giorgio Vasari
Fathers and Sons
as Vincenzo Corallo
Fathers and Sons
as Vincenzo Corallo
Noi siamo le colonne
as Alfredo Celimontani, il guitto squattrinato
Noi siamo le colonne
as Alfredo Celimontani, il guitto squattrinato
The Monte Carlo Story
as Count Dino della Fiaba
The Monte Carlo Story
as Count Dino della Fiaba
Time of Vacation
as Aristide Rossi
Time of Vacation
as Aristide Rossi
Nero's Mistress
as Seneca
Nero's Mistress
as Seneca
I giorni più belli
I giorni più belli
The Bigamist
as Honorable Prince / Attorney Prince
The Bigamist
as Honorable Prince / Attorney Prince
Scandal in Sorrento
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
Scandal in Sorrento
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
Roman Tales
as Mazzoni Baralla - the lawyer
Roman Tales
as Mazzoni Baralla - the lawyer
The Miller's Beautiful Wife
as Don Teofilo - governatore
The Miller's Beautiful Wife
as Don Teofilo - governatore
It Happens in Roma
as Carlo Reani
It Happens in Roma
as Carlo Reani
The Sign of Venus
as Alessio Spano
The Sign of Venus
as Alessio Spano
Too Bad She's Bad
as Vittorio Stroppiani
Too Bad She's Bad
as Vittorio Stroppiani
Frisky
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
Frisky
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
The Cheerful Squadron
as General
The Cheerful Squadron
as General
The Gold of Naples
as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
The Gold of Naples
as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
Modern Virgin
as Antonio Valli
Modern Virgin
as Antonio Valli
The Secrets of the Bed
as Roberto Bernardini (segment "Divorce, Le")
The Secrets of the Bed
as Roberto Bernardini (segment "Divorce, Le")
The Anatomy of Love
as Conte Ferdinando / Don Corradino Scognamiglio
The Anatomy of Love
as Conte Ferdinando / Don Corradino Scognamiglio
Gran varietà
as Veneziani
Gran varietà
as Veneziani
100 Years of Love
as Duke Giovanni del Bagno aka Signor Pallini (segment "Pendolin")
100 Years of Love
as Duke Giovanni del Bagno aka Signor Pallini (segment "Pendolin")
Il matrimonio
as Gregory Stefanovich Smirnov
Il matrimonio
as Gregory Stefanovich Smirnov
Bread, Love and Dreams
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
Bread, Love and Dreams
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
It Happened in the Park
as Arturo Cavazzuti (segment "Incidente a Villa Borghese")
It Happened in the Park
as Arturo Cavazzuti (segment "Incidente a Villa Borghese")
The Earrings of Madame de...
as Baron Fabrizio Donati
The Earrings of Madame de...
as Baron Fabrizio Donati
Times Gone By
as Defense Advocate (segment "Il processo di Frine")
Times Gone By
as Defense Advocate (segment "Il processo di Frine")
Hello Elephant
as Carlo Caretti
Hello Elephant
as Carlo Caretti
Tomorrow Is Too Late
as Professor Landi
Tomorrow Is Too Late
as Professor Landi
Heart
as Master Perboni
Heart
as Master Perboni
Unknown Men of San Marino
as Leo, l'ateo
Unknown Men of San Marino
as Leo, l'ateo
Lost in the Dark
as Carmine
Lost in the Dark
as Carmine
Peddlin' in Society
as Il conte Ghirani
Peddlin' in Society
as Il conte Ghirani
Il mondo vuole così
as Paolo Morelli
Il mondo vuole così
as Paolo Morelli
La guardia del corpo
as Riccardo, investigatore privato
La guardia del corpo
as Riccardo, investigatore privato
A Garibaldian in the Convent
as Nino Bixio
A Garibaldian in the Convent
as Nino Bixio
Teresa Venerdì
as Dott. Pietro Vignali
Teresa Venerdì
as Dott. Pietro Vignali
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
as Fabrizio Marchini
The Adventuress from the Floor Above
as Fabrizio Marchini
Red Roses
as Alberto Verani
Red Roses
as Alberto Verani
Pazza di gioia
as Conte Corrado Valli
Pazza di gioia
as Conte Corrado Valli
Manon Lescaut
as Renato Des Grieux
Manon Lescaut
as Renato Des Grieux
It Always Ends That Way
as Alberto Milnar
It Always Ends That Way
as Alberto Milnar
Department Store
as Bruno Zacchi
Department Store
as Bruno Zacchi
Castles in the Air
as Riccardo Pietramola
Castles in the Air
as Riccardo Pietramola
Napoli che non muore
Napoli che non muore
Hanno rapito un uomo
as L'attore cinematografico
Hanno rapito un uomo
as L'attore cinematografico
The Cuckoo Clock
The Cuckoo Clock
La mazurka di papà
as Stefano San Mauro / Il figlio di San Mauro
La mazurka di papà
as Stefano San Mauro / Il figlio di San Mauro
Napoli d'altri tempi
as Mario Esposito
Napoli d'altri tempi
as Mario Esposito
Mister Max
as Gianni / Max Varaldo
Mister Max
as Gianni / Max Varaldo
The Man Who Smiles
as Pio Fardella
The Man Who Smiles
as Pio Fardella
Questi ragazzi
as Vincenzo
Questi ragazzi
as Vincenzo
But It's Nothing Serious
as Memmo Speranza
But It's Nothing Serious
as Memmo Speranza
I Don't Know You Anymore
as Il dottore Alberto Spinelli
I Don't Know You Anymore
as Il dottore Alberto Spinelli
Lohengrin
as Alfredo
Lohengrin
as Alfredo
I Love You Only
as Giovanni
I Love You Only
as Giovanni
Full Speed
as Il professore Giacomo Banti
Full Speed
as Il professore Giacomo Banti
La canzone del sole
as Paladino, l'avvocato
La canzone del sole
as Paladino, l'avvocato
Lisetta
as Fritz Peters
Lisetta
as Fritz Peters
Un cattivo soggetto
as Willy
Un cattivo soggetto
as Willy
The Secretary for Everyone
The Secretary for Everyone
What Scoundrels Men Are!
as Bruno
What Scoundrels Men Are!
as Bruno
Two Happy Hearts
as Mr. Brown
Two Happy Hearts
as Mr. Brown
The Old Lady
as Fine dicitore
The Old Lady
as Fine dicitore
La compagnia dei matti
as Prof. Rosolillo
La compagnia dei matti
as Prof. Rosolillo
La bellezza del mondo
La bellezza del mondo
The Clemenceau Affair
as Pierre Clémenceau bambino
The Clemenceau Affair
as Pierre Clémenceau bambino