Cesare Zavattini
Writing
- Born
- 1902-09-20
- Place of birth
- Luzzara, Italy
- Died
- 1989-10-13
Biography
Cesare Zavattini (20 September 1902 – 13 October 1989) was an Italian screenwriter. In 1935 he met Vittorio De Sica, beginning a partnership that produced over twenty films, including such masterpieces of Italian neorealism as Shoeshine (1946), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Miracle in Milan (1951), and Umberto D (1952).
