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Vittorio De Sica , 1901-74, Italian film director and actor. His Shoeshine (1946), The Bicycle Thief (1948), and Umberto D. (1952) are classics of postwar Italian neorealism. Among his later works are Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (1964), and The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1971), both of which won Academy Awards. He starred in Rossellini 's General Della Rovere (1959) and many other films.

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De Sica, Vittorio (1901–74) Italian film director and actor. He is noted for his use of amateur actors in realistic dramas. He made a significant contribution to Italian neo-realism with films such as Shoeshine (1946) and Bicycle Thieves (1948). Other films include Umberto D (1952), Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953), and A Brief Vacation (1974).

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