Richard Burton
Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler
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The film stars Richard Burton as the Rome Gestapo chief Herbert Kappler, who carries out the killings of 335 mostly randomly and hurriedly selected victims in revenge for partisans killing 33 Germans: using a ratio of ten Italian victims for every German. However, they had rounded up five more than expected but continued on with their plan.
Oct 24, 1973 · Massacre in Rome: Directed by George P. Cosmatos. With Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKern, John Steiner. Rome, March 23, 1944: 33 German soldiers are killed by a bomb. Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler is ordered to execute ten times that many Italians.
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- Drama, History, War
- George P. Cosmatos
- 1973-10-24
May 18, 2012 · • From the director of RAMBO 2, the producer of DR. ZHIVAGO & starring RICHARD BURTON. • THE MOST COMPLETE EVER VERSION, NOW 4 MIN LONGER, RESTORED TO ITS S...
- 1 min
- 22.7K
- Cult Films
Oct 4, 2018 · Burton plays one of my favorite roles as Lt. col. Herbert Kappler, the SS Gestapo officer who is tasked to execute a large number of Italian prisoners in rep...
- 6 min
- 7K
- mark nakashima
Jan 6, 2006 · Massacre in Rome is a docudrama with an inordinate amount of philosophizing. Richard Burton's Colonel debates with Marcello Mastroianni's priest and anyone else who will listen. He would seem to be a sensitive man, until the time comes to carry out his orders.
Occupied Rome in March, 1944 during World War Two.
- 4 min
- 31.7K
- Olly Corcoran
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Jan 31, 2006 · Both suspenseful and thoughtful, the 1973 Massacre in Rome is based on tragic events that took place in 1944 as the Nazi war machine was beginning to come to terms with its eventual failure. Richard Burton plays SS Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler, stationed in Rome at the time of a sneak attack on German troops (leaving 32 dead) by Italian partisans.
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