Film
Shoeshine
1946 · 1h 31m · Drama
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- 8.0
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
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Overview
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
Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi
Rinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele
Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi
Arcangeli
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda
il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro
L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra
Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Leo Garavaglia
il commissario (uncredited)
Crew
- Vittorio De SicaDirector
- Cesare Giulio ViolaStory · Screenplay
- Sergio AmideiScreenplay · Story
- Adolfo FranciScreenplay · Story
- Cesare ZavattiniStory · Screenplay
- Paolo William TamburellaProducer
- Anchise BrizziDirector of Photography
- Alessandro CicogniniOriginal Music Composer
- Niccolò LazzariEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 27, 1946
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- 16
- Revenue
- $17,480
- Genres
- Drama
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