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Rome, Open City
“Our battle has barely begun.”
8.0 / 10• 1945• 1h 44m•NR• Italian
DramaWar
Storyline
During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.
Cast & Crew
Aldo Fabrizi
Don Pietro Pellegrini
Lead
Marcello Pagliero
Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris
Harry Feist
Major Fritz Bergmann
Anna Magnani
Pina
Maria Michi
Marina Mari
Francesco Grandjacquet
Francesco
VA
Vito Annichiarico
Marcello
ÁT
Ákos Tolnay
Austrian Deserter
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roberto Rossellini's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rome, Open City is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
