Rome: Free City

Rome: Free City

1946
1h 21m
4.9

4.9/10

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Overview

In a post-war Rome (1946) a cat burglar inadvertently saves the life of a would-be suicide man who returns from the war to find that he has been betrayed by his fiancée while fighting in the war. From that moment the thief takes the ex-soldier under his wing. They leave house together for a night full of misadventures. In a streets of Rome they meet the struggling typist who can’t pay her rent and opts to street life; a wandering amnesiac who lost his memory and keeps asking everyone “Do you recognize me?”. Thieves, gamblers, hookers, policemen, soldiers and endless chain of cigarette-smoking and alcohol/espresso-drinking.

Status: Released

Language: IT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pao Film Fincine
Production Countries
Italy
Spoken Languages
Italian English

Quick Facts

Original Title Roma città libera
Release Date December 17, 1946
Status Released
Language IT
IMDb ID tt0038891

Cast

Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese

La ragazza

Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi

Il giovane

Nando Bruno
Nando Bruno

Il ladro

Marisa Merlini
Marisa Merlini

Mara

Gar Moore
Gar Moore

Lo statunitense

Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica

Il signore distinto

Manlio Busoni
Manlio Busoni

Il falsario

Fedele Gentile
Fedele Gentile

Il ricettatore

Francesco Grandjacquet
Francesco Grandjacquet

Il padrone della bisca

Rossano Licari
Rossano Licari

Ave Ninchi
Ave Ninchi

L'affittacamere

Ennio Flaiano
Ennio Flaiano

Il questorino (uncredited)

Key Crew

Marcello Pagliero
Director
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay
Marcello Pagliero
Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Marcello Marchesi
Screenplay
Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Screenplay
Marcello D'Amico
Producer