Rome, Open City(Roma città aperta)
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Italy · 1945
1h 43m
Director Roberto Rossellini
Starring Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero, Francesco Grandjacquet
Genre Drama, History
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Filmed in secrecy, Rome, Open City follows Giorgio Manfredi, an underground resistance leader, as he attempts to escape the oppressive grasp of the Gestapo. With the help of his friend Francesco, his fiancée Pina, and a local priest, Manfredi tries to smuggle himself out of town. But will his getaway succeed?
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