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Bicycle Thieves AKA Ladri Di Biciclette AKA The Bicycle Thief (Blu-ray) (1948)
A man and his son search for a stolen bicycle vital for his job.Director: Vittorio De Sica
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Working with De Sica" a collection of new interviews with screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, actor Enzo Staiola (Bruno), and film scholar Callisto Cosulich (22:43)
"Life as It Is" a program on the history of Italian neorealism in cinema, with scholar Mark Shiel (39:57)
Documentary on screenwriter and longtime Vittorio De Sica collaborator Cesare Zavattini, directed by Carlo Lizzani (55:42) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 1.0
English Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet featuring an essay by critic Godfrey Cheshire and reminiscences by De Sica and his collaborators.
4K restoration, based on a 35mm safety fine-grain master made from the original camera negative. -
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Extras:Vittorio De Sica text biography (Italian, two pages)
Interviews:
- Manuel De Sica (3:13)
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico (6:44)
- Emi De Sica (4:29)
Vittorio De Sica text filmography (one page)
Restoration featurette (9:21)
Italian theatrical trailer (3:40)
Poster gallery (16 images, 1:19) -
Subtitles:English, Italian
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are not subtitled.
4K restoration, based on a 35mm safety fine-grain master made from the original camera negative. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio Commentary by Italian cinema expert Robert Gordon
Featurettes:
- "Cesare Zavattini" documentary by director Carlo Lizzani (55:42)
- "Timeless Cinema" documentary on Vittorio De Sica (56:54)
Theatrical Trailer (5:05)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Booklet including brand new writing on the film and a reprint of Cesare Zavattini’s "Some Ideas on the Cinema", illustrated with original pictures.
Also reissued in a single disc edition without the DVD copy. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Italian cinema expert Robert Gordon
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Extras:Video essays:
- 'Money Has Been My Ruin' (20:01)
- 'Indiscretion of an American Film Producer' (23:32)
Trailer (5:05) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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OVERALL: Draw
All four releases have differing extras.
This has also been released in:
- Australia by Umbrella
- Japan by IVC
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (89:27).
- Blu-ray B Italy- San Paolo - No cuts; (88:53) without restoration credits, (89:40) with restoration credits.
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (88:35)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (89:52)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 07/04/14
Comparison last updated by Paul_Lewis on 08/01/21UPDATE LOG:
07/04/14: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
25/02/16: Addition of US.
10/12/17: Italian release added.
08/01/21: Added new Arrow Academy release.
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