Rome, Open City

Roma città aperta

1945·103'

Roberto Rossellini

DramaWar

Italian

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In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.

Cast

Aldo Fabrizi Don Pietro Pellegrini Marcello Pagliero Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris

Harry Feist Major Fritz Bergmann Anna Magnani Pina Maria Michi Marina Mari Francesco Grandjacquet Francesco

Vito Annichiarico Marcello

Ákos Tolnay Austrian Deserter

Joop van Hulzen Captain Hartmann

Carla Rovere Lauretta Giovanna Galletti Ingrid Nando Bruno Agostino the Sexton

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