Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
163
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 07, 1901 ( 73 years old )
Place of Birth
Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
Also Known As
Витторио Де Сика
비토리오 데 시카
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.
Known For
12 + 1
1969-10-07The Millionairess
1960-10-18Working with De Sica
2007-08-17Cinéma et Réalité
1967-01-01If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969-04-24Madame de…
1953-09-16Blood for Dracula
1974-08-13Sophia Loren, une destinée particulière
2019-12-24Il vigile
1960-11-16