Rome, March 23, 1944: 33 German soldiers are killed by a bomb. Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler is ordered to execute ten times that Italians.
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| 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 | |
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Renzo Palmer | ... | Giorgio |
| Duilio Del Prete | ... | Partisan | |
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Dennis Burgess | ... | Maj. Dobbrick |
| Brook Williams | ... | Capt. Priebke | |
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Guidarino Guidi | ... | Guido Buffarini-Guidi |
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Douglas Hare | ... | Young German Soldier |
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In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>
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Hitler ordered it. The Vatican wouldn't stop it. The world will never forgive it. See more »Parents Guide:
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24 October 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Kappler: And I would prefer a religion that didn't need priests.
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Jack Hawkins was in the running for the Leo Mckern part. See more »Goofs
The film portrays General Kurt Mälzer as an impulsive and hardcore Nazi, whilst Herbert Kappler is depicted as a tired worn out man who believes that the fall of Nazi Germany is imminent. In reality, Kappler was a zealous Nazi responsible for hundreds of round-ups, executions, and reprisals, whilst it was Mälzer who was a reserved officer, cautious about implementing harsh policies. See more »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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People watch war movies for action, but rarely to be reminded of their humanity, and this film touches more to the latter. There's not much action, but there is a lot of character in this fact-based drama. Burton plays the same historical character that Christopher Plummer impersonated in the televison drama THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK, Col. Herbert Kapler, an art-loving, but genocidal, Nazi officer, who carried out the massacre. The real Kapler also authorized the execution of the priest that Rosselini's OPEN CITY was based on. Both films are worthy companions to this one, and together all three convey what Rome was like during the days of Nazi occupation.