Director :   Victtoria De Sica
Producer :   Giuseppe Amato, Paolo William Tamburella

Starring :   Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele, Bruno Ortenzi, Emilio Cigoli

Censor Rating :   NA

Duration :   93 min

Year of Production :   1946

Genre :   Feature Film

Category :   Classics

 

Synopsis :   

This is heart wrenching story of two young shoeshine boys Pasquale, an orphan and his younger friend Giuseppe in the post world war 2 Italy, who get into trouble with the police after trying to find the money to buy a horse which is the only solace in their troubled lives. Sent to a crowded prison, they get separated. Pasquale is tricked by the police into revealing the truth against Giuseppe’s much older brother (who had gotten them into trouble). This leads to misunderstandings and feelings of betrayal and eventually division of groups in the prison, drifting the two wonderful friends apart…

Awards :   

* Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Original Screenplay

* Won Silver Ribbon for the Best Director at Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Year Result Award(1946).