Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo

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Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini

Self (archive footage)

Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini

Self - Presenter

Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu

Self

Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci

Self

Carlo Lizzani
Carlo Lizzani

Self

Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini

Self

Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende

Self (archive footage)

François Truffaut
François Truffaut

Self (archive footage)

Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi

Self (archive footage)

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    Documentary about the life and works of Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini.

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    1997-02-01

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