A realistic portrayal of the underground resistance in Italy in 1945. The film has strong impacting imagery with its mix of fiction and reality that strengthened Italian Neo-realism and the film industry.

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Film Cast:

  • Don Pietro Pellegrini: Aldo Fabrizi
  • Pina: Anna Magnani
  • Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris: Marcello Pagliero
  • Francesco: Francesco Grandjacquet
  • Major Fritz Bergmann: Harry Feist
  • Marina Mari: Maria Michi
  • Marcello: Vito Annichiarico
  • Austrian Deserter: Ákos Tolnay
  • Captain Hartmann: Joop van Hulzen
  • Lauretta: Carla Rovere
  • Ingrid: Giovanna Galletti
  • Agostino the Sexton: Nando Bruno
  • Neighborhood Police Sergeant: Eduardo Passarelli
  • Police Commissioner: Carlo Sindici
  • Grandfather (uncredited): Turi Pandolfini
  • Nannina (uncredited): Amalia Pellegrini
  • The Priest (uncredited): Alberto Tavazzi

Film Crew:

  • Director: Roberto Rossellini
  • Production Manager: Ferruccio De Martino
  • First Assistant Director: Sergio Amidei
  • Co-Writer: Federico Fellini
  • Original Music Composer: Renzo Rossellini
  • Director of Photography: Ubaldo Arata
  • Editor: Eraldo Da Roma
  • Production Design: Rosario Megna
  • Sound: Raffaele Del Monte
  • Camera Operator: Vincenzo Seratrice
  • Script Supervisor: Jone Tuzi
  • Conductor: Luigi Ricci
  • Production Secretary: Alberto Manni

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