Lamberto Maggiorani Articles
Vittorio De Sica's BICYCLE THIEVES: Father's Day Movies
Lamberto Maggiorani in Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves Gregory Peck TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: Father's Day Movies In Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief / Bicycle Thieves (1948), non-professional actor Lamberto Maggiorani plays an impoverished husband and father who uses his bike to put up posters of Rita Hayworth in Gilda all over Rome. But then, his bicycle gets stolen. How will he support his [...]
Silent THE WIZARD OF OZ, Vittorio De Sica's BICYCLE THIEVES, Lilli Palmer on TCM
Lamberto Maggiorani in Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves Some good and/or unusual offerings tonight on Turner Classic Movies. Silent Sundays will feature the 1925 version of The Wizard of Oz. Directed by and starring silent-film comedian Larry Semon, The Wizard of Oz features Dorothy Dwan in the role that would become associated with Judy Garland, especially in the minds of some gay men — and [...]
Best Films – 1948
Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman FILM Anna Karenina d: Julien Duvivier; scr: Jean Anouilh, Guy Morgan, Julien Duvivier Cry of the City d: Robert Siodmak; scr: Richard Murphy Johnny Belinda d: Jean Negulesco; scr: Irmgard von Cube, Allen Vincent Key Largo d: John Huston; scr: Richard Brooks, John Huston Ladri di biciclette / The Bicycle Thief d: Vittorio De Sica; [...]