Shoeshine (1946)

Name: Shoeshine
Genre: Drama
Released: 1946-04-27
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele, Bruno Ortenzi, Emilio Cigoli

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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Released 1946-04-27 · 91 min · Drama

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Cast

Franco Interlenghi as Pasquale Maggi
Rinaldo Smordoni as Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele as Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi as Arcangeli
Emilio Cigoli as Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda as il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro as L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra as Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Leo Garavaglia as il commissario (uncredited)