Shoeshine (1946)
1946 · 1h 31m · Drama
Genres: 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.
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Writers: Cesare Giulio Viola, Sergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci
Music by: Alessandro Cicognini
Cinematography: Anchise Brizzi
Editor: Niccolò Lazzari
Rated 7.8/10 by 278 viewers
Cast
Franco Interlenghi as Pasquale MaggiRinaldo Smordoni as Giuseppe FilippucciAnnielo Mele as RaffaeleBruno Ortenzi as ArcangeliEmilio Cigoli as StafferaGino Saltamerenda as il Panza (uncredited)Peppino Spadaro as L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)Antonio Nicotra as Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)Leo Garavaglia as il commissario (uncredited)More like this
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