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Rome, Open City · LeviOsa

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1945·+16

Our battle has barely begun.

DramaWar1h 44m

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100%

Tomatometer

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92%

Popcornmeter

8.0

TMDB

Storyline

During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.

Trailers

5 videos

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Rome, Open City (Roma Città Aperta) - back in cinemas 17 May 2024 | BFI

Mark Kermode reviews Rome, Open City (1945) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Rome, Open City (1945) | BFI Player

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - trailer | BFI Blu-ray

Roberto Rossellini: The War Trilogy - trailer | BFI Blu-ray

Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer [Subtitled]

'Rome, Open City' | Critic's Picks | The New York Times

'Rome, Open City' | Critic's Picks | The New York Times

Details

DirectorRoberto Rossellini

ReleasedOct 8, 1945

StatusReleased

Original languageItalian

Budget

$20K

Revenue

$1M

Parental guide+16AR

Studio

Excelsa Film

Cast

Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi

Don Pietro Pellegrini

Marcello Pagliero

Marcello Pagliero

Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris

Harry Feist

Major Fritz Bergmann

Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

Pina

Maria Michi

Maria Michi

Marina Mari

Francesco Grandjacquet

Francesco Grandjacquet

Francesco

Vito Annichiarico

Marcello

Ákos Tolnay

Austrian Deserter

Joop van Hulzen

Captain Hartmann

Carla Rovere

Lauretta

Giovanna Galletti

Giovanna Galletti

Ingrid

Nando Bruno

Nando Bruno

Agostino the Sexton

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Open City fills in the familiar contours of its storyline with three-dimensional characters and a narrative depth that add up to a towering -- and still powerfully resonant -- cinematic achievement.”

100% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Kevin Maher

RTThe Times (UK)Jan 28, 2022

One of the toughest, bleakest, war films ever made, this Roberto Rossellini classic simply couldn't be any other way.

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Kate Muir

RTThe Times (UK)Jan 2, 2018

The neo-realist film's genius lies in a slow undertow, inexorably dragging the audience from laughter to tears.

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Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerOct 26, 2016

Handheld cameras tremble with the urgency of open wounds and violent emotion in Roberto Rossellini's 1945 drama of the Italian resistance to the capital's occupation by Nazi Germany.

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Josh Larsen

RTLarsenOnFilmMay 6, 2026

... has a ramshackle neorealism, yet pulses with the tension of an espionage thriller.

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Information

Title

Rome, Open City

Released

Oct 8, 1945

Rated

+16

Region of Origin

Italy

Original Audio

Italian

Runtime

1h 44m

Status

Released

Studio

Excelsa Film

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