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  De Sica

  noun

  Vittorio 1901–74, Italian motion-picture director, producer, and actor.
• de Sica
  de Sica

  noun

  Vittorio (vitˈtɔːrjo). 1902–74, Italian film actor and director. His films, in the neorealist tradition, include Shoeshine (1946) and Bicycle Thieves (1948)

De Sica

American  

[duh see-kuh, de see-kah] / də ˈsi kə, dɛ ˈsi kɑ /

noun

1. Vittorio 1901–74, Italian motion-picture director, producer, and actor.

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de Sica British  

/ de ˈsiːka /

noun

1. Vittorio (vitˈtɔːrjo). 1902–74, Italian film actor and director. His films, in the neorealist tradition, include Shoeshine (1946) and Bicycle Thieves (1948)

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Example Sentences

But when Time magazine examined the might of Italian film production in 1954, it did not put Rossellini or De Sica on the cover.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

In Italy, she worked with some of the country’s top directors following the war, including Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Pietro Germi and Vittorio De Sica.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

One model looks like a Klingon, another like a character from a De Sica movie.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

What are your memories of working with Vittorio De Sica?

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2020

Roma is a throwback to the great Italian neorealist film-makers Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018