

Bicycle Thieves
The Prize Picture They Want to Censor!
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $133K
- Box office
- $450.2K
- Language
- Italian
- rome, italy
- italian
- society
- riding a bicycle
- search
- poster
- thief
- black and white
- stolen bicycle
- madame
- unemployment
- realism
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Italy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR13 Dec 1949
- Theatrical (limited)Kino distributed1 Jan 1999
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU12 Dec 1949
- PhysicalUDVD12 Apr 2010
- Physical24 Aug 2020
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical3 Nov 1950
- PhysicalPGDVD28 Apr 2006
AustriaAT
- Theatrical10 Jul 1953
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical (limited)1421 Jul 1948
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical15 Dec 1950
FinlandFI
- Theatrical1 Feb 1952
FranceFR
- TheatricalU26 Aug 1949
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1224 Aug 1951
GreeceGR
- Theatrical5 Feb 1951
- TheatricalRe-Issue18 Jul 2013
- TheatricalRe-Issue11 Jul 2024
ItalyIT
- PremiereTRome21 Nov 1948
- TheatricalT24 Nov 1948
JapanJP
- TheatricalG8 Sept 1950
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Bicycle Thieves was released on 21 July 1948.
Audience reviews
3- B7/10
barrymost
8/6/2020
When in Rome... keep an eye on your bicycle! Or else it might be stolen and you'll find yourself fruitlessly searching the streets of Italy, as the father and son do in this classic Italian film. Lamberto Maggiorani, as the desperate, out of work father, and Enzo Staiola, as his frustrated young son, play off each other nicely and a nice pace keeps things interesting. It's heralded as one of the greatest movies ever…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
7/9/2022
In post war Rome, money is very tight for "Antonio" (Lamberto Maggiorani) so when he gets a chance to earn some extra cash, he grabs the opportunity. Snag is, he needs his bike to do the work and someone has just pinched it. Together with his young son "Bruno" (a superb Enzo Staiola) he sets out on the near impossible task of tracking the thing down! What ensues are a series of escapades as the father and son team en…
- J7/10
James
10/22/2023
A heartwarming yet surprisingly bleak masterpiece of hope and despair.
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