Vittorio De Sica’s classic 1948 neorealist drama, Bicycle Thieves (89 minutes), tells the story of a poor father searching in post-WWII Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which he will lose the job that was to be the salvation for his family. It received an Academy Honorary Award for most outstanding foreign language film in 1950; and in 1952 it was deemed the greatest film of all time by Sight & Sound magazine's poll of filmmakers and critics. The film was also cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the most influential films in cinema history.
