Rome, Open City
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Rome, Open City (1945)

08/10/1945
Drama, War
1h 43m

Our battle has barely begun.

Overview

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.

  • Roberto RosselliniDirector, Screenplay
  • Sergio AmideiScreenplay
  • Federico FelliniScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Roma città aperta

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Italian

  • Budget

    $20,000

  • Revenue

    $1,000,000

Keywords

  • nazi
  • rome, italy
  • resistance
  • fascism
  • drug addiction
  • curfew
  • desertion
  • neo realism
  • italian neo realism

Top Billed Cast

Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi

Don Pietro Pellegrini

Marcello Pagliero

Marcello Pagliero

Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris

Harry Feist

Harry Feist

Major Fritz Bergmann

Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

Pina

Maria Michi

Maria Michi

Marina Mari

Francesco Grandjacquet

Francesco

Vito Annichiarico

Marcello

Ákos Tolnay

Austrian Deserter

Joop van Hulzen

Captain Hartmann

Carla Rovere

Lauretta

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