Rome, Open City (1945) ( Roma, città aperta )

Rome, Open City (1945) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: Roma, città aperta
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1945 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Roberto Rossellini

Written By:
Sergio Amidei
Federico Fellini

Actors:
Aldo Fabrizi ..... Don Pietro Pellegrini
Anna Magnani ..... Pina
Marcello Pagliero ..... Luigi Ferrari, alias Giorgio Manfredi
Vito Annichiarico ..... Marcello, figlio di Pina
Nando Bruno ..... Agostino, il sagrestano
Harry Feist ..... Il maggiore Fritz Bergmann
Giovanna Galletti ..... Ingrid
Francesco Grandjacquet ..... Francesco
Eduardo Passarelli ..... Il brigadiere metropolitano
Carla Rovere ..... Lauretta, sorella di Pina
Carlo Sindici ..... Il questore Joop van Hulzen ....
Ákos Tolnay ..... Il desertore austriaco

Synopsis:

During the Nazi occupation of Rome, the resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris is chased by the Gestapo. His friend Francesco, who is going to marry the widow Pina, together with the priest Don Pietro Pellegrini help him to get a new identity and leave Rome. However, Manfredi is betrayed by his lover Marina Mari and arrested by the Germans.

The location: Nazi occupied Rome. As Rome is classified an open city, most Romans can wander the streets without fear of the city being bombed or them being killed in the process. But life for Romans is still difficult with the Nazi occupation as there is a curfew, basic foods are rationed, and the Nazis are still searching for those working for the resistance and will go to any length to quash those in the resistance and anyone providing them with assistance. War worn widowed mother Pina is about to get married to her next door neighbor Francesco. Despite their situation - Pina being pregnant, and Francesco being an atheist - Pina and Francesco will be wed by Catholic priest Don Pietro Pelligrini. The day before the wedding, Francesco's friend, Giorgio Manfredi, who Pina has never met, comes looking for Francesco as he, working for the resistance, needs a place to hide out. For his latest mission, Giorgio also requests the assistance of Don Pietro, who is more than willing as he sees such work as being in the name of God. Don Pietro's position also provides him with access to where others are not able. Giorgio's girlfriend, Marina, a cabaret performer, doesn't even know where Giorgio is in hiding. Both Pina and Marina take measures to improve their lives under this difficult situation, those actions in combination which have tragic consequences.

Rome, 1944. Giorgio Manfredi, one of the leaders of the Resistance, is tracked down by the Nazis. He goes to his friend Francesco's, and asks Pina, Francesco's fiancée, for help. Pina must warn a priest, Don Pietro Pellegrini, that Giorgio needs to leave the town as soon as possible...

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 29 November, 2016.

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