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Rome, Open City(1945)
Status: Released
Date: 1945-10-08
80%
883 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Our battle has barely begun.
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, Italian, Latin.
Countries:
Italy
Budget: $20,000.00
Revenue: $1,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Excelsa Film
Movie: Rome, Open City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Aldo Fabrizi
Don Pietro Pellegrini
Marcello Pagliero
Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris
Harry Feist
Major Fritz Bergmann
Anna Magnani
Pina
Maria Michi
Marina Mari
Video Trailer Rome, Open City
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'Rome, Open City' | Critic's Picks | The New York Times
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'Rome, Open City' | Critic's Picks | The New York Times - Featurette
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