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Vittorio De Sica
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Vittorio De Sica in a suit and tie with a red carnation on his lapel, smiling in a publicity still from the film The Millionairess. Lamberto Maggiorani stands beside Enzo Staiola, who sits on a bench, in a sunlit room with open windows in a scene from the film The Bicycle Thief (1948). Sophia Loren gently touches Vittorio De Sica's chin as they smile at each other in a scene from the film The Millionairess (1960). Sophia Loren as Filumena Marturano stands in a doorway, wearing a floral dress and jewelry, with one hand on her chest in a scene from Marriage, Italian Style. Scene from Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola as the father and son in Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief (1948), written by Cesare Zavattini.
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John Darretta, Vittorio De Sica: A Guide to References and Resources (1983).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jul 03, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 09, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Feb 27, 2024
Changed his birth year from “1902” to “1901.” Jan 19, 2024
Added cross-references. Feb 25, 2020
Modified link of Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Vittorio de Sica. Oct 31, 2019
Media added. Jun 07, 2017
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Vittorio de Sica. Jan 29, 2013
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Vittorio De Sica. Jul 01, 2011
Article revised and updated. Jun 26, 2008
Article revised. Jan 05, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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