ROME, OPEN CITY (1945)

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Rome, Open City
Our battle has barely begun.
Drama, War
October 8, 1945
Italian
1h 43m
Italy
Excelsa Film
$20,000
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 & Characters
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
Eduardo Passarelli
Neighborhood Police Sergeant
Carlo Sindici
Police Commissioner
Turi Pandolfini
Grandfather (uncredited)
Amalia Pellegrini
Nannina (uncredited)
Alberto Tavazzi
The Priest (uncredited)
Crew
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay
Roberto Rossellini
Screenplay
Federico Fellini
Screenplay
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Ubaldo Arata
Director of Photography
Giuseppe Amato
Producer
Rod E. Geiger
Producer
Roberto Rossellini
Producer