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Writing · 1902 to 1989

Cesare Zavattini

Best rated: Bicycle Thieves (8.2)

Films
35
Avg rating
7.17
Peak run
1943’51
7+ run
6 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Cesare Zavattini, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1943 to 1951, 7.6656781940195019601970198019902000Bicycle Thieves 8.2After the Fox 6.4Career avg 7.17

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Cesare Zavattini's career barcodecoolhot
193535 films2008
Current formLast 5: 6.58 vs career 7.17 (−0.59)
  1. LAfter the Fox1966 · 6.4−0.8
  2. LThe Witches1967 · 5.9−1.3
  3. LWoman Times Seven1967 · 5.8−1.4
  4. WSunflower1970 · 7.3+0.1
  5. WA Brief Vacation1973 · 7.5+0.3
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Cesare by the numbers

Average
7.17
21 rated films
Vote weighted
7.22
bigger films count more
Median
7.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
74y
1935 to 2008
Total votes
320K
across every film
Best
8.2
Bicycle Thieves
Worst
6.4
After the Fox
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2008A Man and His Dog·719
1978The Children of Sanchez·646
1973A Brief Vacation7.51,070
1970Sunflower7.35,177
1967The Witches5.92,326
1967Woman Times Seven5.82,246
1966After the Fox6.45,346
1964Countersex·264
1963The Boom7.11,571
1963Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow posterYesterday, Today and Tomorrow7.211,658
1962Boccaccio '707.05,723
1962The Condemned of Altona·739
1961The Last Judgment·852
1960Atomic War Bride·279
1960Lipstick·385
1960Two Women posterTwo Women7.714,002
1956The Roof7.41,610
1954Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves6.01,649
1954The Gold of Naples7.32,390
1953We, the Women·555
Better together?

Cesare Zavattini's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Cesare Zavattini

3 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Story · Academy Awards 1957
    Cesare Zavattini
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1950
    Cesare Zavattini
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1948
    Sergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci, C. G. Viola, Cesare Zavattini
    Nominated

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