Fresh
Much is devastating -- but Rossellini found room, too, for the humour and warmth of everyday life.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Rome, Open City
Our battle has barely begun.
1945 · 1h 44m · Not Rated
Drama, War
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
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Rome, Open City
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Roberto Rossellini Director
- 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
- Francesco Grandjacquet as Francesco
- Vito Annichiarico as Marcello
- Ákos Tolnay Cast
- Joop van Hulzen Cast
- Carla Rovere Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Today it doesn't feel like a documentary at all. It's a street opera, caught on camera during wartime, a story performed by a mixed cast of amazing professionals and earnest non-professionals.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
This much of the film is standard hero and villain stuff. But what makes picture good is the story of other characters involved in the tragedy.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
The total effect of the picture is a sense of real experience, achieved as much by the performance as by the writing and direction.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Remains a film of electric drama and high emotion, as well as a major turning point in film history.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
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