Watch The Bicycle Thief

The Bicycle Thief is a 1948 Italian movie. Many film critics regard it as one of the top ten movies of all time. The story is set in Rome shortly after the Second World War. Post-war Italy is experiencing severe economic distress. Antonio Ricci is an unemployed married man with one son. His luck changes for the better when he is hired to post advertising posters around the city. His first day on the job turns into a disaster when a thief steals his bicycle. He can’t perform his job duties without his bike. He frantically searches the city in search of the bicycle. The movie raises all sorts of moral, political and social issues.