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The Children Are Watching Us

7.619431h 24mNRMovieDrama

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…

DirectorVittorio De Sica
WritersAdolfo Franci·Gherardo Gherardi

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Cast · Directed by Vittorio De Sica

ECEmilio Cigoli
Emilio Cigoli
Andrea
LALuciano De Ambrosis
Luciano De Ambrosis
Pricò
IPIsa Pola
Isa Pola
Nina
ARAdriano Rimoldi
Adriano Rimoldi
Roberto
GC
Giovanna Cigoli
Agnese
JF
Jone Frigerio
La nonna
MG
Maria Gardena
Sig.ra Uberti
DPDina Perbellini
Dina Perbellini
Zia Berelli
NP
Nicoletta Parodi
Giuliana
TSTecla Scarano
Tecla Scarano
Sig.ra Resta
ECErnesto Calindri
Ernesto Calindri
Claudio
OCOlinto Cristina
Olinto Cristina
Il rettore

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The Children Are Watching Us — streaming FAQ

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The Children Are Watching Us is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, The Children Are Watching Us is not on Netflix in United States as of September 2026. It's currently on Criterion Channel.

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