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6.5/10   348 votes
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Director:
George P. Cosmatos
Writers:
Robert Katz (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
24 October 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | War more
Plot:
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Excellent, but very dry, war drama more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Burton ... Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler
Marcello Mastroianni ... Father Pietro Antonelli
Leo McKern ... Gen. Kurt Maelzer
John Steiner ... Col. Dollmann
Anthony Steel ... Maj. Domizlaf
Robert Harris ... Father Pancrazio
Peter Vaughan ... Gen. Albert Kesselring
Renzo Montagnani ... Questore Pietro Caruso
Giancarlo Prete ... Paolo
Renzo Palmer ... Giorgio
Duilio Del Prete ... Partisan
Dennis Burgess
Brook Williams
Guidarino Guidi ... Guido Buffarini-Guidi
Douglas Hare ... Young German Soldier
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Massacre in Rome (UK) (USA)
Représailles (France)
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
Italian | English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Father Pietro Antonelli: I would prefer a world that didn't need protecting.
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Kappler: And I would prefer a religion that didn't need priests.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV) more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent, but very dry, war drama, 16 January 2005
8/10
Author: mondo65 from Sweden

I like this movie because of its accuracy and the excellent acting of the main cast, and also of the supporting characters. The film is very dry though, and slow, and presumably not meant as pure entertainment. It is, in my view, a more or less accurate depiction of what happened, not a star vehicle for the brilliant actors Richard Burton (Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler) and Marcello Mastroianni (Father Pietro Antonelli). John Steiner is also superb as Col. Dollmann.

This is not a film for thrill-seekers. It is a film for those who enjoy good acting, direction and historical accuracy. The main actors were serious artists, and I am sure they were very happy to participate in this well-crafted, very structured and chilling account of the German occupation of Rome. I give it 8 out of 10 stars, and that's me being conservative.

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