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Our battle has barely begun. - Rome, Open City
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Title: Rome, Open City

Release Date: 8 Oct 1945

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Drama, War

Director: Excelsa Film

Production Companies: Excelsa Film

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.

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Average Vote: 8 (887 votes)

Cast

  • Don Pietro Pellegrini: Aldo Fabrizi
  • Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris: Marcello Pagliero
  • Major Fritz Bergmann: Harry Feist
  • Pina: Anna Magnani
  • Marina Mari: Maria Michi
  • Francesco: Francesco Grandjacquet
  • Marcello: Vito Annichiarico
  • Austrian Deserter: Ákos Tolnay
  • Captain Hartmann: Joop van Hulzen
  • Lauretta: Carla Rovere
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