Vittorio De Sica: Quick Facts

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Born	July 7, 1901 • Sora • Italy
Died	November 13, 1974 (aged 73) • Paris • France • (Died on this day)
Notable Works	“Marriage, Italian Style” • “Miracle in Milan” • “The Bicycle Thief” • “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” • “The Voyage” • “Two Women”

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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.

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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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