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7.7/10   1,210 votes
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Director:
Roberto Rossellini
Writers:
Sergio Amidei (story) &
Klaus Mann (story) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
29 March 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
War | Drama 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
NewsDesk:
DVD: Review: Il Generale Della Rovere
 (From The AV Club. 14 April 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A docu-drama of Americans and Italians in World-War II Italy more

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Paisan (USA)
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Runtime:
USA:120 min | 134 min (restored version) | Italy:125 min
Country:
Italy
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Italy:T | USA:Approved (PCA #4698) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film project started in 1945 as a collection of seven stories of American soldiers after their landing on Sicily, and their relationships with Italian people. In December 1945, it was announced on the newspapers as "Sette Americani". more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992) (TV) more

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1 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
A docu-drama of Americans and Italians in World-War II Italy, 1 September 2000
8/10
Author: psteier from New York

Looks a lot like the American documentaries made at the time of the war in Europe, with reconstructed battles fought in rubble from bombardment, but deliberately less bloody that it really was. Some of the Americans appear cartoonish, especially the GI who has his boots stolen by a street kid in Naples, and some of the scenes seem suitable for a melodrama. Not for the weak of stomach.

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