Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani), a struggling, unemployed father, gets work posting flyers in Rome, Italy during the depression that followed World War II. Trying to make ends meet for his wife and young son, Antonio buys his bike back from the pawn shop, only to have it stolen on the same day. The remainder of the film revolves around Antonio and his son searching for the bicycle in vain. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 1948.
Lamberto Maggiorani in The Bicycle Thief