Aldo Fabrizi
Don Pietro Pellegrini
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Set in Rome in 1944, the film follows a diverse group of characters coping under the Nazi occupation, and centers on a Resistance fighter trying to escape the city with the help of a Catholic priest. The title refers to the status of Rome as an open city following its declaration as such on 14 August 1943.
A 1945 film by Roberto Rossellini about the Nazi occupation of Rome and the Italian Resistance. Follow the story of Pina, a pregnant widow who marries her neighbor Francesco, and Giorgio, a resistance leader on the run.
- (29K)
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Roberto Rossellini
- 1945-10-08
May 15, 2024 · How Roberto Rossellini’s wartime drama Rome, Open City became a line-in-the-sand moment for world cinema. 15 May 2024. By Alex Barrett. Rome, Open City (1945) “The overwhelming experience of 1945 was Rome, Open City,” wrote influential film critic David Shipman in his book Cinema: The First Hundred Years, “it made every movie made until ...
A classic film by Roberto Rossellini about the Nazi occupation of Rome and the resistance movement. Features introduction, commentary, documentary, and video essay by film scholars and critics.
- Don Pietro Pellegrini
A classic Italian neorealist film about the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944 and the Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi. The plot follows his escape, his girlfriend Marina, his friend Francesco and his fiancée Pina, and the priest Don Pietro who helps them.
Set in Nazi occupied Rome of 1944, members of the Resistance desperately try to escape the German army, knowing that capture will lead to certain torture and probable death.
- (46)
- Drama
Rome, Open City. Italian: Roma città aperta. Open City, Italian Neorealist film, released in 1945, that portrayed life in Nazi -occupied Rome during World War II.
