ROMA CITTÀ APERTA
Story set in German occupied Rome before the end of Second World War. Tells of an Italian partisan, Francesco, his fiance, Pina, one of the heads of the Italian resistance, Manfredi, and a Catholic priest, Don Pietro.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Don Pietro Pellegrini Aldo Fabrizi
- Sora Pina Anna Magnani
- Marcello, Pina's son Vito Annicchiarico
- Agostino, aka Purgatorio, sacristan Nando Bruno
- Major Bergmann Harry Feist
- Francesco Francesco Grandjacquet
- Marina Mari Maria Michi
- Giorgio Manfredi, aka Luigi Ferraris Marcello Pagliero
- policeman Eduardo Passarelli
- police commissioner Carlo Sindici
- Austrian deserter Akos Tolnay
- Major Hartmann Joop Van Hülsen
- [Ingrid] Giovanna Galletti
- [Lauretta, Pina's sister] Carla Rovere
- [Manfredi's landlady] Amalia Pellegrini
- [priest at execution] Alberto Tavazzi
- [soldier at execution] Ferruccio De Martino
- [black marketeer] Alberto Manni
- [dubbed voice of Manfredi] Lauro Gazzolo
- [dubbed voice of Major Bergmann] Giulio Panicali
- [dubbed voice of Francesco] Gualtiero De Angelis
- [dubbed voice of Ingrid] Roswitha Schmidt
Credits
Direction
- Director Roberto Rossellini
- Assistant Director Sergio Amidei
- [Assistant Director] Angela Fellini
- [Assistant Director] Mario Chiari
- [Assistant Director] Alberto Manni
- [Assistant Director] Bruno Todini
- Continuity Jone Tuzzi
Production
- Production Company Excelsa Film
- [Production Company] CIS-Nettunia
- [Producer] Chiara Politi
- [Producer] Giuseppe Amato
- [Producer] Aldo Venturini
- [Producer] Rod E. Geiger
- Assistant Producer Bruno Todini
- Assistant Producer Antonio Palumbo
- Production Manager Ferruccio De Martino
- [Production Manager] Carlo Civallero
- [Production Manager] Angelo Besozzi
- [Production Manager] Ermanno Donati
- [Production Manager] Luigi Carpentieri
- Production Secretary Alberto Manni
Writing
- Screenplay/Dialogue Sergio Amidei
- Screenplay/Dialogue in collaborat'n with Federico Fellini
- From a story by Sergio Amidei
- [From a story by] Alberto Consiglio
Photography
- Director of Photography Ubaldo Arata
- Camera Operator Vincenzo Seratrice
- [Camera] Gianni Di Venanzo
- [Camera] Carlo Carlini
- [Camera] Carlo Di Palma
- [Camera] Giuseppe Berta
Editing
- Editor Eraldo Da Roma
- [Assistant Editor] Jolanda Benvenuti
Design
- Sets Rosario Megna
- [Furnishings] Mario Chiari
Make-up
- [Make-up] Alberto De Rossi
- [Torture Scenes Make-up] Nino Franchina
Film processing
- Negatives/Positives Tecnostampa (Rome)
- Tecnostampa Manager Vincenzo Genesi
Music
- Music Renzo Rossellini
- Conductor Luigi Ricci
Sound
- Sound Raffaele Del Monte
- Sound Recording Fono Roma
- Sound System Western Electric