Italy 1948
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1. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri
Votes: 175,220 | Gross: $0.33M
2. Germany Year Zero (1948)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama
A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post-WWII Berlin.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz-Otto Krüger
Votes: 13,719
3. La Terra Trema (1948)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama
In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Luchino Visconti, Antonio Pietrangeli, Antonio Arcidiacono, Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Votes: 5,596
4. Love (1948)
69 min | Drama
In part one, a heartbroken woman talks to her ex-lover on the phone. In part two, a pregnant woman believes she is carrying the child of Saint Joseph.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Anna Magnani, Federico Fellini, Peparuolo, Amelia Robert
Votes: 1,946
5. Without Pity (1948)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An African-American soldier stationing in Italy refuses to make a deal with local gangsters. However, when a girl he loves turns desperately to prostitution, Jerry is forced to change his mind to save her.
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Carla Del Poggio, John Kitzmiller, Giulietta Masina, Folco Lulli
Votes: 407
6. Anni difficili (1948)
90 min | Drama, War
Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Massimo Girotti, Umberto Spadaro, Ave Ninchi, Enzo Biliotti
Votes: 229
7. The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
170 min | Drama, Romance
Fabrice del Dongo, a young archbishop, gives his all to romance rather than to the Church, creating complications for everyone around. The Countess of San Severina, is but one of the women ... See full summary »
Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Renée Faure, Lucien Coëdel, Louis Salou, María Casares
Votes: 531
8. Woman Trouble (1948)
84 min | Comedy
Driven by the constant quarrels with his wife and humiliated by a rich Milanese industrialist after asking him for a job, an unemployed person decides to steal a car from a garage guarded by a friend.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Anna Magnani, Massimo Girotti, Checco Rissone, Dante Maggio
Votes: 167
9. Lost Youth (1948)
80 min | Crime, Drama
A psychopath leads students into crime. He is shot by the police after a detective has become involved with his sister.
Director: Pietro Germi | Stars: Carla Del Poggio, Massimo Girotti, Jacques Sernas, Franca Maresa
Votes: 194
10. Caccia all'uomo (1948)
86 min | Drama
Jean Valjean, pursued through the years for a minor infraction by the implacable policeman Javert, attempts to create a life for himself and for his adopted daughter Cosette amid the ... See full summary »
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortese, Hans Hinrich, Luigi Pavese
Votes: 169
11. Crossroads of Passion (1948)
90 min | Drama
Directors: Ettore Giannini, Henri Calef | Stars: Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour, Valentina Cortese, Gina Falckenberg
Votes: 14
12. Heart and Soul (1948)
91 min | Drama
A young student of an upper-class background who is surrounded by classmates that are of working-class backgrounds, after a novel in diary format by Enrico Bottini.
Directors: Duilio Coletti, Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, María Mercader, Giorgio De Lullo, Nerio Bernardi
Votes: 116
13. Ruy Blas (1948)
93 min | Drama
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar,... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Billon | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand, Gabrielle Dorziat
Votes: 163
14. Sotto il sole di Roma (1948)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
A story of teenager from Rome during World War II.
Director: Renato Castellani | Stars: Oscar Blando, Liliana Mancini, Francesco Golisano, Ennio Fabeni
Votes: 340
15. Mare nostrum (1948)
90 min | Drama
The Spanish merchant "Mare Nostrum", captained by Ulises Ferragut, docked in September 1939 at the port of Naples to repair a breakdown. Walking through the ruins of Pompeii, Ferragut meets... See full summary »
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: María Félix, Fernando Rey, Guillermo Marín, José Nieto
Votes: 58
16. Fuga in Francia (1948)
95 min | Crime, Drama
A former Fascist takes his son and escapes across the border into France, where he tries to avoid being recognized and having to pay for his wartime crimes.
Director: Mario Soldati | Stars: Folco Lulli, Enrico Olivieri, Rosi Mirafiore, Pietro Germi
Votes: 138
17. Unknown Men of San Marino (1948)
85 min | Drama
Among the numerous refugees arriving in San Marino during the Second World War, one day a stranger arrives who seems to have lost his memory. The stranger attracts the inhabitants' sympathy... See full summary »
Director: Michal Waszynski | Stars: Anna Magnani, Vittorio De Sica, Aurel Milloss, Irena Anders
Votes: 88
18. L'ebreo errante (1948)
97 min | Drama, Fantasy
Matthew, a rich nationalist Jew and a contemporary of Jesus, regards the latter as an obstacle in this struggle to free their people from the Roman yoke by means of revolt. He incites the ... See full summary »
Director: Goffredo Alessandrini | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Valentina Cortese, Inga Gort, Noëlle Norman
Votes: 70
19. Totò al giro d'Italia (1948)
88 min | Comedy
Totò Casamandrei sells his soul to a demon to win the Tour of Italy.
Director: Mario Mattoli | Stars: Totò, Isa Barzizza, Giuditta Rissone, Walter Chiari
Votes: 417
20. Love of a Clown - Pagliacci (1948)
67 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio.
Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Tito Gobbi, Gina Lollobrigida, Onelia Fineschi, Afro Poli
Votes: 97
21. Emigrantes (1948)
120 min | Drama
An argumentative man and wife leave Rome and take a boat with other immigrants to Argentina, in search of a new life in Latin America.
Director: Aldo Fabrizi | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Ave Ninchi, Nando Bruno, Loredana
Votes: 39
22. The Mysterious Rider (1948)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Giacomo Casanova returns to Venice, to help his brother, falsely accused of robbery.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, María Mercader, Yvonne Sanson, Gianna Maria Canale
Votes: 196
23. Fiamme sul mare (1948)
Drama
Directors: Vittorio Cottafavi, Michal Waszynski | Stars: Carlo Ninchi, Evi Maltagliati, Silvana Jachino, Edda Albertini
Votes: 12
24. Scarred (1948)
91 min | Drama, Romance
Assunta, a commoner of Naples, is scarred by her lover Michele for jealousy.
Director: Mario Mattoli | Stars: Anna Magnani, Antonio Centa, Maria Donini, Aldo Bufi Landi
Votes: 147
25. Tempesta su Parigi (1948)
92 min | Drama
The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette and radical student Marius, a blackmailing attempt by suspicious innkeeper Thenardier, and a climax on the barricades of Paris.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortese, Hans Hinrich, Aldo Nicodemi
Votes: 80
26. La danse de mort (1948)
88 min | Drama
A sinister fortress on an island where the sun never seems to shine. An officer whose values have long gone a thing of the past.
Director: Marcel Cravenne | Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac, Palau, Massimo Serato
Votes: 67
27. Mad About Opera (1948)
95 min | Comedy, Musical
There has been no Catholic church in the Italian district of London since the only one was bombed during the Blitz. Guido Marchi, a journalist wishing it to be restored, decides to organize... See full summary »
Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Gino Bechi, Maria Caniglia, Tito Gobbi, Gina Lollobrigida
Votes: 80
28. Guaglio (1948)
85 min | Drama
On his way to Africa, Don Pietro, a young missionary priest has his suitcase stolen in the station of Naples. While making every effort to retrieve his baggage he finds out how devastated ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Adolfo Celi, Tina Pica, Mario Russo, Luigi Dermasti
Votes: 83
29. I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I beati paoli) (1948)
Action, Adventure, Mystery
Director: Pino Mercanti | Stars: Otello Toso, Lea Padovani, Massimo Serato, Paolo Stoppa
Votes: 21
30. Il fiacre N. 13 (1948)
90 min | Drama
First episode: The old countess of Latour Vaudieu dies leaving all her possessions to the first-born Philip. The second son, Giorgio, instigated by his lover Claudia, kills his brother and ... See full summary »
Directors: Raoul André, Mario Mattoli | Stars: Vera Carmi, Ginette Leclerc, Sandro Ruffini, Marcel Herrand
Votes: 25
31. L'eroe della strada (1948)
86 min | Comedy
Director: Carlo Borghesio | Stars: Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi, Delia Scala, Folco Lulli
Votes: 18
32. Man with the Grey Glove (1948)
102 min | Crime, Drama
A famous painting by Antonello da Messina, "the man with a gray glove", has been entrusted to an old restorer. When, subsequently, the painting is withdrawn from the restorer's studio and ... See full summary »
Director: Camillo Mastrocinque | Stars: Annette Bach, Eros Belloni, Antonio Centa, Mario Del Monaco
Votes: 11
33. Amanti senza amore (1948)
73 min | Drama
Director: Gianni Franciolini | Stars: Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi, Maria Melvin, Jean Servais
Votes: 31
34. Guarany (1950)
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Antonio Vilar, Mariella Lotti, Gianna Maria Canale, Andrea Forte
35. Che tempi! (1948)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Giorgio Bianchi | Stars: Gilberto Govi, Anna Caroli, Lea Padovani, Walter Chiari
Votes: 42
36. Legge di sangue (1948)
91 min | Drama
"Law of Blood" - Rosa has been engaged for years with Antonio. But Antonio is in the military service and Rosa is seduced by Alberto. Returning to the village, Antonio learns what happened during his absence.
Director: Luigi Capuano | Stars: Elli Parvo, Vera Bergman, Leonardo Cortese, Luigi Tosi
37. Come persi la guerra (1947)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Carlo Borghesio | Stars: Erminio Macario, Vera Carmi, Nando Bruno, Carlo Campanini
Votes: 39
38. Una lettera all'alba (1948)
91 min | Drama
Carlo Marini is a cocaine trafficker. While at the bedside of Anna, a former lover who is dying, Carlo learns that he is the father of Mario, a young man and - incidentally - a coke dealer ... See full summary »
Director: Giorgio Bianchi | Stars: Fosco Giachetti, Jacques Sernas, Tatyana Pavlova, Lea Padovani
Votes: 23
39. Calamità d'oro (1948)
Director: Armando Fizzarotti | Stars: Franca Marzi, Piero Palermini, Beniamino Maggio, Gabriella Pellis
40. Accidenti alla guerra!... (1948)
86 min | Comedy
Director: Giorgio Simonelli | Stars: Nino Taranto, Luisa Rossi, Nyta Dover, Mirko Ellis
41. Be Seeing You, Father (1948)
85 min | Comedy
Two little angels, a boy and a girl, come down on earth to choose their parents prior to birth. They choose the daughter of a retired general as their future mother and an opera singer as ... See full summary »
Director: Camillo Mastrocinque | Stars: Gino Bechi, Mariella Lotti, Silvana Pampanini, Nino Besozzi
42. Fifa e arena (1948)
80 min | Comedy
In Napoli, truthful pharmacist clerk Nicolino Capece becomes erroneously recognized as a dangerous Spanish criminal and decides to escape to Spain. In Siviglia, he is blackmailed by the ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Mattoli | Stars: Totò, Isa Barzizza, Mario Castellani, Franca Marzi
Votes: 274
43. Call of the Blood (1948)
88 min | Drama
Directors: John Clements, Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Kay Hammond, John Clements, John Justin, Hilton Edwards
44. L'urlo (1948)
84 min | Drama
Director: Ferruccio Cerio | Stars: Rafael Bardem, Julia Caba Alba, Aurelia Carrascal, Juan de las Cuevas
45. Fantasmi del mare (1948)
99 min | Drama, War
Evocation of a dramatic episode of the Second World War told by an old guard. Boarded as a non-commissioned officer on the battleship sailed from Pola and headed south. In time of danger, ... See full summary »
Directors: Francesco De Robertis, Vittorio Cottafavi | Stars: Anna Arena, Allegra Sander, Bianca Doria, Lucia Brusco
Votes: 24
46. L'ultima cena (1948)
92 min | Drama
Directors: Luigi Giachino, Charles Reisner | Stars: Bruno Barnabe, Kathleen Rooney, David Peel, Jasmine Dee
Votes: 12
47. Giudicatemi! (1948)
Directors: Giorgio Cristallini, Guido Brignone, Rate Furlan | Stars: Roldano Lupi, Luisa Rossi, Clelia Matania, Pina Renzi
49. Marinai senza stelle (1948)
69 min | Drama, War
An educational sailing trip is cut short by the outbreak of war, and the boys must decide what to do.
Director: Francesco De Robertis | Stars: Antonio Gandusio, Cesarina Gheraldi, Vittorio Mattiussi, Tito Stagno
Votes: 46
50. Lohengrin (1948)
102 min | Music
Director: Max Calandri | Stars: Antonio Cassinelli, Jacqueline Plessis, Giampiero Malaspina, Inge Borg
51. Veglia nella notte (1948)
Drama
Nine people are lost in the Malaysian jungle...
Directors: Ignazio Ferronetti, Giuseppe Guarino | Stars: Marina Berti, Claudio Gora, Guglielmo Barnabò, Lia Orlandini
52. Il barone Carlo Mazza (1948)
85 min | Comedy
Director: Guido Brignone | Stars: Nino Taranto, Silvana Pampanini, Enzo Turco, Franco Coop
Votes: 18
53. Ma chi te lo fa fare? (1948)
Director: Ignazio Ferronetti | Stars: Fanny Marchiò, Roberto Villa, Irene Genna, Antonio Gandusio
54. 11 uomini e un pallone (1948)
Director: Giorgio Simonelli | Stars: Carlo Dapporto, Carlo Campanini, Clelia Matania, Octave Senoret
55. Manù il contrabbandiere (1948)
91 min | Crime, Drama
Manu unwittingly accompanies a fugitive conman across the French border into Italy. Agreeing to meet later, the conman doesn't arrive at the arranged meeting point and is then discovered dead, with Manu the prime suspect.
Director: Lucio De Caro | Stars: Serge Reggiani, Adriana Benetti, Elsa De Giorgi, Enrico Glori
Votes: 14
56. Sono io l'assassino (1948)
92 min
Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero | Stars: Greta Gonda, Amedeo Trilli, Carlo Ninchi, Vera Carmi
57. L'isola di Montecristo (1948)
90 min | Drama
Director: Mario Sequi | Stars: Claudio Gora, Carlo Ninchi, Vera Carmi, Franca Marzi
58. Un mese d'onestà (1948)
90 min
Director: Domenico Gambino | Stars: Domenico Gambino, Carlo Ninchi, Paola Veneroni, Olga Gorgoni
59. ...E non dirsi addio! (1948)
War
Director: Silvio Laurenti Rosa | Stars: Gabriella Ferri, Nuccy Oriani, Diego Muni, Sergio Bergone
60. Madunnella (1948)
An honest clerk gets into business with a smuggler and commits an embezzlement to pay for his daughter's (Madunnella) wedding. The smuggler has, however, set his eyes on the girl and ... See full summary »
Director: Ernesto Grassi | Stars: Edmea Lari, Aldo Bufi Landi, Rino Genovese, Ugo D'Alessio
61. Nennella (1948)
Alberto Capuano is the natural son of a rich Italo-American and has inherited his money. A gang of mobsters want to cheat him out of the sum through one of the dolls in the mob.
Director: Renato May | Stars: Luisella Beghi, Vittoria Crispo, Piero Palermini, Vera Rol
63. I contrabbandieri del mare (1948)
86 min
Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Carlo Ninchi, Milada Mladova, Peter Trent
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