Rome, Open City

Name: Rome, Open City
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1945-10-08
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Harry Feist, Anna Magnani, Maria Michi

1945·Movie·104 min·★ 8.0(979)

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“Our battle has barely begun.”

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.

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France	Artiflix, Molotov TV	Orange VOD, LaCinetek
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Brazil	Belas Artes à La Carte, Artiflix	—
Japan	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix	Amazon Video, FOD

About Rome, Open City

Rome, Open City is a 1945 Italian-language drama and war film directed by Roberto Rossellini. The cast is led by Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Harry Feist. It has a runtime of 1h 44m. Viewers rate it 8.0/10 across 1000 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel.

Rome, Open City was produced by Excelsa Film and made in Italy. It was released on October 8, 1945. Made on a budget of about $0 million, it went on to gross $1 million worldwide.

Director: Roberto Rossellini
Writers: Sergio Amidei, Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini
Release date: October 8, 1945
Original language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Budget: $0 million
Box office: $1 million
Production: Excelsa Film

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Rome, Open City cast & crew

Rome, Open City was directed by Roberto Rossellini and written by Sergio Amidei, Roberto Rossellini, and Federico Fellini.

The cast features Aldo Fabrizi as Don Pietro Pellegrini, Marcello Pagliero as Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris, Harry Feist as Major Fritz Bergmann, Anna Magnani as Pina, Maria Michi as Marina Mari, and Francesco Grandjacquet as Francesco.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Renzo Rossellini, cinematography is by Ubaldo Arata, and it was produced by Rod E. Geiger and Giuseppe Amato.

Is Rome, Open City worth watching?

Rome, Open City holds an audience score of 8.0/10 from 979 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed drama films.

At 1h 44m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and war, Rome, Open City is worth a place on your watchlist.

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