Vittorio De Sica

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

175

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-07-07

Day of death

1974-11-13 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

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.

Known For

  • The Bigamist

    The Bigamist

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • The Inveterate Bachelor

    The Inveterate Bachelor

  • The Monte Carlo Story

    The Monte Carlo Story

  • The Guilty

    The Guilty

  • Roman Tales

    Roman Tales

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio

    The Adventures of Pinocchio

  • The Cheerful Squadron

    The Cheerful Squadron

  • It Happened in Rome

    It Happened in Rome

  • Gastone

    Gastone

  • I giorni più belli

    I giorni più belli

  • Cesare Zavattini

    Cesare Zavattini

  • Our Dreams

    Our Dreams

  • The Battle of Austerlitz

    The Battle of Austerlitz

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • Cinéma et Réalité

    Cinéma et Réalité

  • Twelve Plus One

    Twelve Plus One

  • Dear Caroline

    Dear Caroline

  • Men and Noblemen

    Men and Noblemen

  • The Cuckoo Clock

    The Cuckoo Clock

  • Position Wanted

    Position Wanted

  • Department Store

    Department Store

  • I Don't Know You Anymore

    I Don't Know You Anymore

  • Paris Casino

    Paris Casino

  • Il matrimonio

    Il matrimonio

  • Lisetta

    Lisetta

  • Trastevere

    Trastevere

  • The Earrings of Madame de...

    The Earrings of Madame de...

  • The Moralist

    The Moralist

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Lafayette

    Lafayette

  • Doctor and the Healer

    Doctor and the Healer

  • 1960

    1960

  • Too Bad She's Bad

    Too Bad She's Bad

  • Tomorrow Is Too Late

    Tomorrow Is Too Late

  • The Assassination of Matteotti

    The Assassination of Matteotti

  • The Man Who Smiles

    The Man Who Smiles

  • Storia de fratelli e de cortelli

    Storia de fratelli e de cortelli

  • Ferdinand I King of Naples

    Ferdinand I King of Naples

  • Blood for Dracula

    Blood for Dracula

  • Un cattivo soggetto

    Un cattivo soggetto

  • We All Loved Each Other So Much

    We All Loved Each Other So Much

  • The Four Just Men

    The Four Just Men

  • Quelli che il cinema

    Quelli che il cinema

  • A Farewell to Arms

    A Farewell to Arms

  • The Honored Society

    The Honored Society

  • Nero's Mistress

    Nero's Mistress

  • After the Fox

    After the Fox

  • Full Speed

    Full Speed

  • Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene

    Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene

  • Scandal Man

    Scandal Man

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • Eva

    Eva

  • It Started in Naples

    It Started in Naples

  • The Millionairess

    The Millionairess

  • Bread, Love and Dreams

    Bread, Love and Dreams

  • The Shoes of the Fisherman

    The Shoes of the Fisherman

  • The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

    The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

  • General Della Rovere

    General Della Rovere

  • Me, Me, Me... and the Others

    Me, Me, Me... and the Others

  • The Wonders of Aladdin

    The Wonders of Aladdin

  • The Gold of Naples

    The Gold of Naples

  • Scandal in Sorrento

    Scandal in Sorrento

  • Belmondo: The Incorrigible

    Belmondo: The Incorrigible

  • Rome: Free City

    Rome: Free City

  • The Sign of Venus

    The Sign of Venus

  • Red Roses

    Red Roses

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio

    The Adventures of Pinocchio

  • A Garibaldian in the Convent

    A Garibaldian in the Convent

  • The Biggest Bundle of Them All

    The Biggest Bundle of Them All

  • We Are Cinema

    We Are Cinema

  • The Traffic Policeman

    The Traffic Policeman

  • Fast and Sexy

    Fast and Sexy

  • Frisky

    Frisky

  • Hector the Mighty

    Hector the Mighty

  • The Anatomy of Love

    The Anatomy of Love

  • Winter Holidays

    Winter Holidays

  • The Miller's Beautiful Wife

    The Miller's Beautiful Wife

  • The Two Marshals

    The Two Marshals

  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

  • Holiday Island

    Holiday Island

  • Heart

    Heart

  • Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor

    Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor

  • What Scoundrels Men Are!

    What Scoundrels Men Are!

  • My Wife's Enemy

    My Wife's Enemy

  • The Last Judgment

    The Last Judgment

  • Lionpower from MGM

    Lionpower from MGM

  • Domenica è sempre domenica

    Domenica è sempre domenica

  • Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

    Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

  • Venetian Honeymoon

    Venetian Honeymoon

  • I'll Give a Million

    I'll Give a Million

  • Snow Job

    Snow Job

  • Teresa Venerdì

    Teresa Venerdì

  • Sophia Loren, a special destiny

    Sophia Loren, a special destiny

  • Nel blu dipinto di blu

    Nel blu dipinto di blu

  • Times Gone By

    Times Gone By

  • Modern Virgin

    Modern Virgin

  • Lost in the Dark

    Lost in the Dark

  • 100 Years of Love

    100 Years of Love

  • An Italian in America

    An Italian in America

  • Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

    Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

  • Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

    Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

  • Vittorio D.

    Vittorio D.

  • Le due madri

    Le due madri

  • Il conte Max

    Il conte Max

  • Mister Max

    Mister Max

  • Noi siamo le colonne

    Noi siamo le colonne

  • Angel in a Taxi

    Angel in a Taxi

  • Time of Vacation

    Time of Vacation

  • My Name Is Anna Magnani

    My Name Is Anna Magnani

  • It Happened in the Park

    It Happened in the Park

  • Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura

    Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura

  • The Secrets of the Bed

    The Secrets of the Bed

  • That's Life: Vittorio De Sica

    That's Life: Vittorio De Sica

  • The Sinner

    The Sinner

  • Bread, Love and Andalucia

    Bread, Love and Andalucia

  • Cannon Serenade

    Cannon Serenade

  • It Happens in Roma

    It Happens in Roma

  • Castles in the Air

    Castles in the Air

  • The Angel Wore Red

    The Angel Wore Red

  • Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

    Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

  • Two Happy Hearts

    Two Happy Hearts

  • Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

    Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

  • Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca

    Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca

  • I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear

    I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear

  • We Are All in Temporary Liberty

    We Are All in Temporary Liberty

  • Hello Elephant

    Hello Elephant

  • Love in Rome

    Love in Rome

  • Das Lied der Sonne

    Das Lied der Sonne

  • Gran varietà

    Gran varietà

  • Christmas at Camp 119

    Christmas at Camp 119

  • La donna che venne dal mare

    La donna che venne dal mare

  • Love and Chatter

    Love and Chatter

  • Gli altri, gli altri e noi

    Gli altri, gli altri e noi

  • The Small Miracle

    The Small Miracle

  • Mafia Things

    Mafia Things

  • How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

    How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

  • La mazurka di papà

    La mazurka di papà

  • Peddlin' in Society

    Peddlin' in Society

  • Manon Lescaut

    Manon Lescaut

  • Napoli d'altri tempi

    Napoli d'altri tempi

  • Sophia Loren in Rome

    Sophia Loren in Rome

  • Lykke og krone

    Lykke og krone

  • Il mondo dei miracoli

    Il mondo dei miracoli

  • No One Comes Back

    No One Comes Back

  • Hanno rapito un uomo

    Hanno rapito un uomo

  • The Girl of San Pietro Square

    The Girl of San Pietro Square

  • The Adventuress from the Floor Above

    The Adventuress from the Floor Above

  • The Old Lady

    The Old Lady

  • Amo te sola

    Amo te sola

  • Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina

    Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina

  • Unknown Men of San Marino

    Unknown Men of San Marino

  • Pazza di gioia

    Pazza di gioia

  • Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde

    Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde

  • The Garden That Doesn't Exist

    The Garden That Doesn't Exist

  • La bellezza del mondo

    La bellezza del mondo

  • La guardia del corpo

    La guardia del corpo

  • The Secretary for Everyone

    The Secretary for Everyone

  • Le pillole di Ercole

    Le pillole di Ercole

  • Ai vostri ordini, signora...

    Ai vostri ordini, signora...

  • The Orderly

    The Orderly

  • Il mondo vuole così

    Il mondo vuole così

  • But It's Nothing Serious

    But It's Nothing Serious

  • Lohengrin

    Lohengrin

  • La canzone del sole

    La canzone del sole

  • Questi ragazzi

    Questi ragazzi

  • If I Was Honest

    If I Was Honest

  • The Clemenceau Affair

    The Clemenceau Affair

  • Napoli che non muore

    Napoli che non muore

  • Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

    Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

  • La compagnia dei matti

    La compagnia dei matti

  • It Always Ends That Way

    It Always Ends That Way

  • Lo sbaglio di essere vivo

    Lo sbaglio di essere vivo

  • Working with De Sica

    Working with De Sica