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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Sergio Amidei (story) &
Klaus Mann (story) ...
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Release Date:
29 March 1948 (USA) more
Plot:
Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination more
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(4 articles)
Fellini's '8 1/2', Wenders' 'Paris, Texas' and Soderbergh's 'Che' Coming to Criterion Blu-ray
(From Rope Of Silicon. 16 October 2009, 2:41 AM, PDT)
DVD: Review: Il Generale Della Rovere
(From The AV Club. 14 April 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)
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Powerful film about an important time for Italy more (15 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Carmela Sazio | ... | Carmela (episode I: Sicilia) |
| Robert Van Loon | ... | Joe, the American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) |
| Benjamin Emanuel | ... | An American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) |
| Raymond Campbell | ... | An American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) |
| Harold Wagner | ... | Harry, a German soldier (episode I: Sicilia) |
| Albert Heinze | ... | A German soldier (episode I: Sicilia) |
| Merlin Berth | ... | Merlin, an American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) |
| Mats Carlson | ... | Swede, an American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) |
| Leonard Parrish | ... | An American soldier (episode I: Sicilia) (as Leonard Penish) |
| Dots Johnson | ... | Joe - the American MP (episode II: Napoli) (as Dots M. Johnson) |
| Alfonsino Pasca | ... | Pasquale (episode II: Napoli) (as Alfonsino) |
| Maria Michi | ... | Francesca (episode III: Roma) |
| Gar Moore | ... | Fred, an American soldier (episode III: Roma) |
| Harriet Medin | ... | Harriet, the nurse (episode IV: Firenze) (as Harriet White) |
| Renzo Avanzo | ... | Massimo (episode IV: Firenze) |
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Also Known As:
Paisan (USA)
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Runtime:
USA:120 min | 134 min (restored version) | Italy:125 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Italy:T | USA:Approved (PCA #4698) | Sweden:15
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The film is divided in six episodes simply called 'Episode I', 'Episode II' etc. The action of the six different stories takes place, respectively, in Sicily (Episode I), Naples (Episode II), Rome (Episode III), Florence (Episode IV), a monastery in the Appenine Range (Episode V), Porte Tolle in the Po delta (Episode VI). more
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Referenced in L'uomo dal sigaro in bocca (1997) more
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This is the middle part of Rossellini's guerra trilogy and (having already seen Roma Citta Aperta) I am eager to track down a copy of the third part to see where Rossellini goes with it.
Going back to the idea he originally had for Roma Citta Aperta, Rossellini has created a pretty accurate and informative film. While there is one scene which to me stood out as being out of context with the rest of the film, I really enjoyed the use of amateur actors to help make it seem more real and I think the film is all the better for it.
I am not anything like a cinema expert, especially on the technical aspects of it; but I could not help but be impressed by the way the episodes in the film are linked together and that events which happen at different times and in different places all seem part of the one story (except for one episode as I already mentioned above).
I would love to see it on DVD as the copy I bought on video only has sound in the 3rd episode.