Rome, Open City (1945)

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Written by Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini

Directed by Roberto Rossellini

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1945

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: Italy

Filmed in Colour

Roberto Rossellini's drama, shot just after the liberation of Italy, tells of life in Rome under occupation. Resistance leader Marcello Pagliero is pursued by Henry Feist, a German intelligence officer who wants the name of others in the underground movement. Pagliero enlists the help of sympathetic priest Aldo Fabrizi to pass on funds to the fighters in case he is captured but is accidentally betrayed by a former lover. Shot using salvaged scraps of film, the uneven look and lighting gives the drama of Rome, Open City a documentary feel.

Cast

Aldo FabriziDon Pietro Pellegrini
Anna MagnaniPina
Marcello PaglieroLuigi Ferrari
Vito AnnichiaricoMarcello
Nando BrunoAgostino
Harry FeistMajor Bergmann
Giovanna GallettiIngrid
Francesco GrandjacquetFrancesco
Eduardo PassarelliNeighborhood Police Sergeant
Maria MichiMarina Mari
Carla RoverePina's sister
Carlo SindiciPolice Commissioner
Joop van HulzenCap. Hartmann
Ákos Tolnay

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