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Shoeshine

Name: Shoeshine
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Genre: Drama
Released: 1946-04-27
Cast: Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele, Bruno Ortenzi, Emilio Cigoli

Drama

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

Franco InterlenghiRinaldo SmordoniAnnielo MeleBruno OrtenziEmilio CigoliGino SaltamerendaPeppino SpadaroAntonio NicotraLeo Garavaglia

Director

Vittorio De Sica

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