Enzo Staiola (born 15 November 1939) is an Italian actor best known for playing, at the age of nine, the role of Bruno Ricci in

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: '' Sciuscià'' and '' Bicycle Thieves'' (honorar ...

's neorealist 1948 film ''

Bicycle Thieves ''Bicycle Thieves'' ( it, Ladri di biciclette; sometimes known in the United States as ''The Bicycle Thief'') is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post-World Wa ...

''. He appeared in several other films including, in 1954, the American-produced ''

The Barefoot Contessa ''The Barefoot Contessa'' is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien. The film's sl ...

'' with Humphrey Bogart. As an adult he became a mathematics teacher.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1948) * ''

Volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates ...

'' (1950) * '' The White Line'' (1950) * ''

I'll Get You for This ''I'll Get You for This'' (released in the US as ''Lucky Nick Cain'') is a 1951 British thriller film by Joseph M. Newman starring George Raft, Coleen Gray, and Enzo Staiola. It was made from an adaptation by George Callahan and William Ros ...

'' (1951) * ''

A Tale of Five Cities ''A Tale of Five Cities'' ( it, Passaporto per l'oriente and released as ''A Tale of Five Women'' in the US) is a 1951 British-Italian international co-production drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and five other directors. The five citie ...

'' (1951) * ''

Black Feathers ''Black Feathers'' (Italian: ''Penne nere'') is a 1952 Italian war drama film directed by Oreste Biancoli and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Marina Vlady and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome. The film's sets were de ...

'' (1952) * ''

Guilt Is Not Mine ''Guilt Is Not Mine'' or ''Unjust Condemnation'' (French: ''L'injuste condamnation'', Italian: ''L'ingiusta condanna'') is a 1952 French-Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Giuseppe Masini and starring Rossano Brazzi, Gaby André and ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Return of Don Camillo ''The Return of Don Camillo'' (Italian: ''Il ritorno di Don Camillo''; French: ''Le Retour de don Camillo'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Édouard Delmont. The film's sets ...

'' (1953) * ''

'' (1954) as Busboy

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