Shoeshine (1946)
Overview
At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys Pasquale, an orphan, and Giuseppe, his younger friend are riding. The pair have been saving to buy a horse of their own to ride...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $17,480.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 9.914 |
Directed By
Vittorio De Sica
Crew
Vittorio De Sica
Cesare Giulio Viola
Sergio Amidei
Adolfo Franci
Adolfo Franci
Cesare Giulio Viola
Sergio Amidei
Elmo De Sica
Argi Rovelli
Elio Paccara
Franco Serino
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Armando W. Tamburella
Umberto Scarpelli
Tullo Parmegiani
Giulio Lombardozzi
Niccolò Lazzari
Ivo Battelli
Nino Ottavi
Paolo William Tamburella
Anchise Brizzi
Alessandro Cicognini
TOP CAST
Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi
Rinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele
Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi
Arcangeli
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda
il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro
L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra
Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Leo Garavaglia
il commissario (uncredited)
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