Movie: Rome, Open City

Top 10 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 Grandjacquet

Francesco

Vito Annichiarico
Vito Annichiarico

Marcello

Ákos Tolnay
Ákos Tolnay

Austrian Deserter

Joop van Hulzen
Joop van Hulzen

Captain Hartmann

Carla Rovere
Carla Rovere

Lauretta

Video Trailer Rome, Open City

Video: Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - trailer | BFI Blu-ray

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - trailer | BFI Blu-ray

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - trailer | BFI Blu-ray

Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer [Subtitled]

'Rome, Open City' | Critic's Picks | The New York Times

'Rome, Open City' | Critic's Picks | The New York Times

Mark Kermode reviews Rome, Open City (1945) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Rome, Open City (1945) | BFI Player

All 4 videos

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - trailer | BFI Blu-ray

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - trailer | BFI Blu-ray - Trailer

Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer [Subtitled] - Trailer

'Rome, Open City' | Critic's Picks | The New York Times

'Rome, Open City' | Critic's Picks | The New York Times - Featurette

Mark Kermode reviews Rome, Open City (1945) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Rome, Open City (1945) | BFI Player - Featurette

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