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Shoeshine(1946)
Status: Released
Date: 1946-04-27
78%
267 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Italian, English.
Countries:
Italy
Revenue: $17,480.00
ProductionCompanies:
Societa Cooperativa Alfa Cinematografica
Movie: Shoeshine
Top 9 Billed Cast
Franco Interlenghi
Pasquale Maggi
Emilio Cigoli
Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda
il Panza (uncredited)
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