Vittorio De Sica
Known for Directing · 176 credits
- Born
- 1901-07-07
- Died
- 1974-11-13
- Place of birth
- Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
- Also known as
- Витторио Де Сика · 비토리오 데 시카 · ویتوریو دسیکا
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (170)
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Cesare Celli (archive footage) (uncredited)
We All Loved Each Other So Much
1974
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lafayette
1962
as Bancroft
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Red Roses
1940
as Alberto Verani
The Cuckoo Clock
1938
Twelve Plus One
1969
as Di Seta
Cesare Zavattini
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Roman Tales
1955
as Mazzoni Baralla - the lawyer
Blood for Dracula
1974
as Marquis Di Fiore
Too Bad She's Bad
1954
as Vittorio Stroppiani
A Farewell to Arms
1957
as Major Rinaldi
It Happened in the Park
1953
as Arturo Cavazzuti (segment "Incidente a Villa Borghese")
Austerlitz
1960
as le pape Pie VII
The Monte Carlo Story
1956
as Count Dino della Fiaba
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1972
as giudice
General Della Rovere
1959
as Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
as Cardinal Rinaldi
Eva
1962
as (uncredited)
The Gold of Naples
1954
as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
Frisky
1954
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
It Happened in Rome
1957
as The Count
The Assassination of Matteotti
1973
as Mauro Del Giudice
The Cheerful Squadron
1954
as General
Cannon Serenade
1958
as Ernesto de Rossi, Kapitän
Mister Max
1937
as Gianni / Max Varaldo
Scandal in Sorrento
1955
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
Ferdinand I King of Naples
1959
as Seccano
The Last Judgment
1961
as Defense lawyer
Lykke og krone
1962
The Earrings of Madame de...
1953
as Baron Fabrizio Donati
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
Dear Caroline
1968
as Le comte de Bièvre
The Miller's Beautiful Wife
1955
as Don Teofilo - governatore
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Shoemaker
Bread, Love and Dreams
1953
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
Nero's Mistress
1956
as Seneca
Tomorrow Is Too Late
1950
as Professor Landi
It Started in Naples
1960
as Mario Vitale
100 Years of Love
1954
as Duke Giovanni del Bagno aka Signor Pallini (segment "Pendolin")
The Millionairess
1960
as Joe
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as der Graf
After the Fox
1966
as Vittorio De Sica (uncredited)
Love in Rome
1960
as le réalisateur
Fathers and Sons
1957
as Vincenzo Corallo
The Traffic Policeman
1960
as Il sindaco
Scandal Man
1972
as Milord
Rome: Free City
1946
as Il signore distinto
The Anatomy of Love
1954
as Conte Ferdinando / Don Corradino Scognamiglio
Cinéma et Réalité
1967
as Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Garden That Doesn't Exist
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Two Marshals
1961
as Maresciallo Vittorio Cotone
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961
as Genie
The Angel Wore Red
1960
as General Clave
Times Gone By
1952
as Defense Advocate (segment "Il processo di Frine")
Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene
1973
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
as Cesare Celli
Pazza di gioia
1940
as Conte Corrado Valli
Teresa Venerdì
1941
as Dott. Pietro Vignali
The Sign of Venus
1955
as Alessio Spano
Castles in the Air
1939
as Riccardo Pietramola
My Wife's Enemy
1959
as professor Ottavio Tornabuoni
The Man Who Smiles
1937
as Pio Fardella
The Secrets of the Bed
1954
as Roberto Bernardini (segment "Divorce, Le")
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli
1973
as Maresciallo Cenciarelli
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
1957
as Marchese Vittorio De Vittti
Bread, Love and Andalucia
1958
as Tonino
Sophia Loren, a special destiny
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Bigamist
1956
as Honorable Prince / Attorney Prince
Venetian Honeymoon
1959
as Alfredo
Vittorio D.
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Moralist
1959
as O.I.M.P. President
Noi siamo le colonne
1956
as Alfredo Celimontani, il guitto squattrinato
The Clemenceau Affair
1917
as Pierre Clémenceau bambino
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
1966
as Commendator Trepossi
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
as Ambassador of Spain
The Honored Society
1961
as Salvatore il 'Capintesta'
I giorni più belli
1956
Fast and Sexy
1958
as Don Luigi
Le pillole di Ercole
1960
as Colonel Piero Cuocolo
Gastone
1960
as The Prince
The Sinner
1940
as Pietro Bandelli
Nel blu dipinto di blu
1959
as Spartaco
Hector the Mighty
1972
as Giove
Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina
1958
as Self
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct
1940
as Alfredo Hartman
What Scoundrels Men Are!
1932
as Bruno
Position Wanted
1951
as Leonardo Leonardi
1960
2010
as Self (archive footage)
My Name Is Anna Magnani
1980
as Self (archive footage)
An Italian in America
1967
as Lando Marossi
Manon Lescaut
1940
as Renato Des Grieux
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura
1959
as Il prestigiatore con il piccione (uncredited)
Gran varietà
1954
as Veneziani
Winter Holidays
1959
as Maurizio
Un cattivo soggetto
1933
as Willy
Il mondo dei miracoli
1959
as Director Pietro Giordani
Il mondo vuole così
1946
as Paolo Morelli
Il conte Max
1957
as Conte Max Orsini Varaldo
Time of Vacation
1956
as Aristide Rossi
The Woman Who Came from the Sea
1957
as Console Bordogin
The Girl of San Pietro Square
1958
as Armando Conforti
Domenica è sempre domenica
1958
as Il 'comandante' Gastaldi
Doctor and the Healer
1957
as Antonio Locoratolo
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
1966
as Self - Interviewee
Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde
1965
as Self
It Happens in Roma
1955
as Carlo Reani
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2004
as (archive footage)
Men and Noblemen
1959
as marchese Nicola Peccoli Macinelli di Afragola
Snow Job
1972
as Enrico Dolphi
Mafia Things
1971
as Don Michele
Lisetta
1933
as Fritz Peters
Trastevere
1971
as Enrico Formichi
A Garibaldian in the Convent
1942
as Nino Bixio
La compagnia dei matti
1928
as Prof. Rosolillo
But It's Nothing Serious
1936
as Memmo Speranza
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
1971
as Giuseppe Mancini 'Pulcinella'
About 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 Forei… With 176 credits spanning from 1917 to 2026, Vittorio De Sica has appeared in 170 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vittorio De Sica Movies
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) — as Self - Cesare Celli (archive footage) (uncredited)
- We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Lafayette (1962) — as Bancroft
- That's Life: Vittorio De Sica (2001) — as Self (archive footage)
- Red Roses (1940) — as Alberto Verani
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