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.
Filmography
all 195
Movies 192
Director 30
self 18
TV Shows 3
Producer 2
Sophia! (2022)
The Garden That Doesn't Exist (2022)
We Are Cinema (2021)
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)
Sophia Loren, une destinée particulière (2019)
1960 (2010)
Vittorio D. (2009)
Working with De Sica (2007)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (2004)
Cesare Zavattini (2003)
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica (2001)
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema (1985)
My Name Is Anna Magnani (1980)
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca (1975)
Blood for Dracula (1974)
The Voyage (1974)
Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene (1973)
The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)
A Brief Vacation (1973)
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
The Small Miracle (1973)
We'll Call Him Andrea (1972)
Scandal Man (1972)
Snow Job (1972)
Hector the Mighty (1972)
We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971)
Trastevere (1971)
I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear (1971)
Samedi soir (1971)
Cose di Cosa Nostra (1971)
The Couples (1970)
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
Io e Dio (1970)
Sunflower (1970)
Twelve Plus One (1969)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
A Place for Lovers (1968)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Dear Caroline (1968)
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
An Italian in America (1967)
Woman Times Seven (1967)
The Witches (1967)
Cinéma et Réalité (1967)
Gli altri, gli altri e noi (1966)
After the Fox (1966)
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti (1966)
Un monde nouveau (1966)
Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
Max Ophuls ou Le Plaisir de tourner (1965)
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Marriage Italian Style (1964)
Sophia Loren in Rome (1964)
Risate all'italiana (1964)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
The Boom (1963)
The Condemned of Altona (1962)
Eva (1962)
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
Lafayette (1962)
The Two Marshals (1961)
The Orderly (1961)
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)
The Last Judgment (1961)
Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour! (1961)
L'onorata società (1961)
Two Women (1960)
Love in Rome (1960)
The Traffic Policeman (1960)
The Millionairess (1960)
Le pillole di Ercole (1960)
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel (1960)
It Started in Naples (1960)
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
The Angel Wore Red (1960)
Gastone (1960)
Ferdinand I King of Naples (1959)
General Della Rovere (1959)
The Four Just Men (1959)
The Moralist (1959)
Il mondo dei miracoli (1959)
Winter Holidays (1959)
Men and Noblemen (1959)
Il nemico di mia moglie (1959)
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (1959)
Nel blu dipinto di blu (1959)
Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
Bread, Love and Andalucia (1958)
The Girl of San Pietro Square (1958)
The Inveterate Bachelor (1958)
Angel in a Taxi (1958)
Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina (1958)
Cannon Serenade (1958)
Fast and Sexy (1958)
Domenica è sempre domenica (1958)
Love and Chatter (1958)
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor (1957)
Holiday Island (1957)
A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Doctor and the Healer (1957)
La donna che venne dal mare (1957)
Paris Casino (1957)
Il conte Max (1957)
It Happened in Rome (1957)
The Guilty (1957)
Fathers and Sons (1957)
Noi siamo le colonne (1956)
The Monte Carlo Story (1956)
The Roof (1956)
Time of Vacation (1956)
Nero's Mistress (1956)
I giorni più belli (1956)
The Bigamist (1956)
Cinépanorama (1956)
Scandal in Sorrento (1955)
Roman Tales (1955)
The Miller's Beautiful Wife (1955)
It Happens in Roma (1955)
The Sign of Venus (1955)
Too Bad She's Bad (1954)
Frisky (1954)
The Cheerful Squadron (1954)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Modern Virgin (1954)
The Secrets of the Bed (1954)
The Anatomy of Love (1954)
Gran varietà (1954)
Il matrimonio (1954)
100 Years of Love (1954)
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
It Happened in the Park (1953)
The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
Times Gone By (1952)
Hello Elephant (1952)
Umberto D. (1952)
Position Wanted (1951)
Mamma mia, che impressione! (1951)
Miracle in Milan (1951)
Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Heart (1948)
Unkown Men of San Marino (1948)
Christmas at Camp 119 (1947)
Sperduti nel buio (1947)
Peddlin' in Society (1946)
Rome: Free City (1946)
Shoeshine (1946)
Il mondo vuole così (1946)
Lo sbaglio di essere vivo (1945)
The Gate of Heaven (1945)
No One Comes Back (1945)
The Children Are Watching Us (1944)
Our Dreams (1943)
A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942)
If I Was Honest (1942)
Teresa Venerdì (1941)
L'avventuriera del piano di sopra (1941)
Maddalena... zero in condotta (1940)
Red Roses (1940)
Pazza di gioia (1940)
Manon Lescaut (1940)
The Sinner (1940)
It Always Ends That Way (1939)
Department Store (1939)
Castles in the Air (1939)
Ai vostri ordini, signora... (1939)
Napoli che non muore (1939)
Le due madri (1938)
Hanno rapito un uomo (1938)
The Cuckoo Clock (1938)
La mazurka di papà (1938)
Napoli d'altri tempi (1938)
Mister Max (1937)
The Man Who Smiles (1937)
Questi ragazzi (1937)
But It's Nothing Serious (1936)
I Don't Know You Anymore (1936)
Lohengrin (1936)
Amo te sola (1935)
I'll Give a Million (1935)
Full Speed (1934)
La canzone del sole (1934)
Das Lied der Sonne (1933)
Lisetta (1933)
Un cattivo soggetto (1933)
The secretary for everyone (1932)
What Scoundrels Men Are! (1932)
Two Happy Hearts (1932)
The Old Lady (1932)
La compagnia dei matti (1928)
La bellezza del mondo (1927)
The Clemenceau Affair (1917)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1901-07-07
Deathday1974-11-13 (73 years old)
Birth NameVittorio Domenico Stanislao Gaetano Sorano De Sica
Birth PlaceSora, Lazio, Italy
ReligionCatholic Church
RelationshipsMaría Mercader (1959-01-01 - 1974-01-01), Giuditta Rissone (1937-04-10 - 1954-01-01)
ChildrenEmi De Sica, Vicky Lagos, Manuel De Sica, Christian De Sica
SiblingsElmo De Sica
RelativesAchille Campanile
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, France, Italy
Also Known AsВитторио Де Сика, 비토리오 데 시카
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Foreign Film, Leopard for Best Direction, Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Director, Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Nastro d'Argento for Best Director, Kinema Junpo, Nastro d'Argento, Jussi Awards, Bodil Awards, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, San Francisco International Film Festival, Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1972, Palme d'Or, David di Donatello for Best Actor, David di Donatello, Academy Awards, Golden Bear
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