Shoeshine
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
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Cast
9 people
Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi
Known for
I Vitelloni
The Little World of Don Camillo
Rinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci
Also in
Ragazzi [The boys]
Annielo Mele
Raffaele
Also in
Black Magic
Bruno Ortenzi
Arcangeli
No other roles listed
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera
Known for
The Children Are Watching Us
Godzilla
Gino Saltamerenda
il Panza (uncredited)
Known for
Bicycle Thieves
Peppino Spadaro
L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Also in
In the Name of the Law
San Giovanni decollato
Antonio Nicotra
Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Also in
Of Life and Love
Sara e Marti - Il Film
Leo Garavaglia
il commissario (uncredited)
Also in
Lost Youth
Bengasi
Vittorio De Sica Director · Sergio Amidei Screenplay Cesare Zavattini Screenplay
Worldwide gross $17K · United States release August 26, 1947 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$17,480
Production
Societa Cooperativa Alfa Cinematografica
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Sciuscià
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 27, 1946
Theatrical
United States · August 26, 1947
Limited theatrical
France
February 26, 1947 · Theatrical
Greece
December 8, 2002 · Physical · DVD
October 15, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-issue
July 27, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-issue
Sweden
November 26, 1947 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 1, 1947 · Theatrical
XC
March 12, 1954 · Theatrical
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