Shoe-Shine (Sciuscia).

Duration: 93 min.

Year Published: 1946

Format: 35mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: A story about two shoe-shine boys living in Rome during the American occupation. They enter the black market to obtain the means to purchase a horse, are apprehended, and become victims of a brutal prison system.

Complete Record: SHOE-SHINE (SCIUSCIA). A.L.F.A. Cinematografica, Italy, c1946. Released in U. S. by Lopert Films, Inc., 1947. 93 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. In Italian with English titles. Summary: A story about two shoe-shine boys living in Rome during the American occupation. They enter the black market to obtain the means to purchase a horse, are apprehended, and become victims of a brutal prison system. Credits: Producer, Paolo W. Tamburella; director, Vittorio DeSica; screenplay and adaptation, Sergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci, Cesare G. Viola, Cesare Zavattini; English subtitles, Herman G. Weinberg; music, Allesandro Cicognini. Cast: Rinaldo Smordoni, Franco Interlenghi, Anniello Mele, Bruno Ortensi, Pacifico Astrologo. © Lopert Films, Inc.; 15Dec46; LP1735.