ROME, OPEN CITY (1945)

Rome, Open City
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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

Maria Michi

Marina Mari

Ákos Tolnay

Austrian Deserter

Joop van Hulzen

Captain Hartmann

Carla Rovere

Lauretta

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

Sergio Amidei

Screenplay

Renzo Rossellini

Original Music Composer

Ubaldo Arata

Director of Photography

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