Shoeshine

7.8 1946 91 min
Drama

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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Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writers
Cesare Giulio Viola, Sergio Amidei, Cesare Zavattini, Adolfo Franci

Cast

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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)

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