

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.

Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi
LeadRinaldo Smordoni
Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele
Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi
Arcangeli

Emilio Cigoli
Staffera

Gino Saltamerenda
il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro
L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra
Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vittorio De Sica's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Shoeshine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”