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Rome, Open City (1945)

NA103 minDrama, War

8 / 10

891 votes

Budget: $20KRevenue: $1M

In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.

Directed by Roberto Rossellini