Paisan(Paisà)
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Italy · 1946
2h 5m
Director Roberto Rossellini
Starring Carmela Sazio, Robert Van Loon, Benjamin Emanuel, Raymond Campbell
Genre Drama, History, War
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Told in six parts, Paisan follows the invasion and occupation of Italy from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice. American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.
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