Poster for the movie The Children Are Watching Us

The Children Are Watching Us

1943 • 84 minutes
Drama

In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic consequences of adult folly on an innocent child. Heralding the pair’s subsequent work on some of the masterpieces of Italian neorealism, The Children Are Watching Us is a vivid, deeply humane portrait of a family’s disintegration.

Picture of Emilio Cigoli

Emilio Cigoli

Andrea

Picture of Luciano De Ambrosis

Luciano De Ambrosis

Pricò

Picture of Isa Pola

Isa Pola

Nina

Picture of Adriano Rimoldi

Adriano Rimoldi

Roberto

Picture of Giovanna Cigoli

Giovanna Cigoli

Agnese

Picture of Jone Frigerio

Jone Frigerio

La nonna

Picture of Maria Gardena

Maria Gardena

Sig.ra Uberti

Picture of Dina Perbellini

Dina Perbellini

Zia Berelli

Picture of Nicoletta Parodi

Nicoletta Parodi

Giuliana

Picture of Tecla Scarano

Tecla Scarano

Sig.ra Resta

Picture of Ernesto Calindri

Ernesto Calindri

Claudio

Picture of Olinto Cristina

Olinto Cristina

Il rettore

Picture of Mario Gallina

Mario Gallina

Dottore

Picture of Zaira La Fratta

Zaira La Fratta

Paolina

Picture of Armando Migliari

Armando Migliari

Il commendatore

Picture of Guido Morisi

Guido Morisi

Gigi Sbarlani

Picture of Giulio Alfieri

Giulio Alfieri

Picture of Vasco Creti

Vasco Creti

Picture of Augusto Di Giovanni

Augusto Di Giovanni

Picture of Agnese Dubbini

Agnese Dubbini

Picture of Riccardo Fellini

Riccardo Fellini

Picture of Aristide Garbini

Aristide Garbini

Picture of Luigi Garrone

Luigi Garrone

Picture of Rita Livesi

Rita Livesi

Picture of Achille Majeroni

Achille Majeroni

Picture of Lina Marengo

Lina Marengo

Picture of Claudia Marti

Claudia Marti

Picture of Giovanna Ralli

Giovanna Ralli

Picture of Carlo Ranieri

Carlo Ranieri

Picture of Alfredo Salvatori

Alfredo Salvatori

Picture of Gino Viotti

Gino Viotti