PAISÀ
A series of personal encounters during the advance of Allied troops through Italy after the defeat of Germany. The film is divided into six episodes: 1.Sicilia (Sicily) 2.Napoli (Naples) 3.Roma (Rome) 4.Firenze (Florence) 5.Appennino Emiliano (Romagna) 6.Porto Tolle, sul Delta del Po (the Po delta)
Cast & credits
Cast
- [Narrator] Giulio Panicali
- [Original English Narrator] Stuart Legg
- [Original English Narrator] Raymond Spottiswoode
- Carmela Carmela Sazio
- Joe, American soldier Robert Van Loon
- American soldier Benjamin Emanuel
- American soldier Raymond Campbell
- German soldier Harold Wagner
- German soldier Albert Heinze
- American soldier Merlin Berth
- American soldier Mats Carlson
- American soldier Leonard Penish
- [American soldier] Mata Rune
- [old man of Gela] Carlo Pisacane
- Joe Dots M. Johnson
- Pasquale Alfonsino Pasca
- [man] Pippo Bonazzi
- Francesca Maria Michi
- Fred Gar Moore
- [Amalia, landlady] Lorena Berg
- Harriet Harriet White
- Massimo Renzo Avanzo
- [Gigi, partisan] Gigi Gori
- [man on rooftop] Renato Campos
- [daughter of man on rooftop] Giulietta Masina
- [Marco, partisan] Gianfranco Corsini
- [] Ursula Werber
- [] Rose Nadell
- Father Bill Martin Bill Tubbs
- [protestant chaplain] Owen Jones
- [rabbi] Elmer Feldman
- [guardian of the monastery] Padre Vincenzo
- [dubbed voice of Padre Vincenzo] Carlo Ninchi
- [monk] Padre Salvatore
- [monk] Padre Angelico
- [monk] Padre Claudio
- [monk] Padre Pacifico
- [monk] Padre Raffaele
- [monk] Padre Felice
- Dale Dale Edmonds
- American soldier Allan
- American soldier Dan
- German officer Robert Van Loel
- Cigolani Cigolani
- [Tony, American soldier] Anthony La Penna
- [German officer] Hannes Messemer
- [] Iride Belli
- [] Fattori
Credits
Direction
- Director Roberto Rossellini
- 1st Assistant Director Federico Fellini
- 1st Assistant Director Massimo Mida
- 2nd Assistant Director E. Handamir
- 2nd Assistant Director Annalena Limentani
- [Assistant Director] Renzo Avanzo
- [Assistant Director] Vercours
- [Assistant Director] Basilio Franchina
Production
- Production Company O.F.I.
- Produced with the collaboration with F.F.P.
- Produced by Roberto Rossellini
- [Producer] Rod E. Geiger
- [Producer] Mario Conti
- [Producer] Renato Campos
- [Producer] Robert Lawrence
- Production Manager Ugo Lombardi
- Unit Manager Alberto Manni
- Unit Manager Augusto Dolfi
- [Assistant Producer] Mario Micheli
- [Assistant Producer] Aldo Bonifazi
Writing
- Screenplay/Dialogue Sergio Amidei
- Screenplay/Dialogue Federico Fellini
- Screenplay/Dialogue Roberto Rossellini
- English Dialogue Translation by Annalena Limentani
- [Screenplay with the collaboration of] Klaus Mann
- [Screenplay with the collaboration of] Rod E. Geiger
- [Screenplay with the collaboration of] Vasco Pratolini
- [Screenplay Collaborator - "Romagna"] Padre Vincenzo
- Story Sergio Amidei
- Story Federico Fellini
- Story Marcello Pagliero
- Story Alfred Hayes
- Story Roberto Rossellini
Photography
- Director of Photography Otello Martelli
- [Camera] Carlo Carlini
- [Camera] Gianni Di Venanzo
- [Camera] Carlo Di Palma
Editing
- Editor Eraldo Da Roma
Costumes
- [Costumes - "Roma"] Marcella De Marchis
Film processing
- Negatives/Positives Tecnostampa (Rome)
- Tecnostampa Manager Vincenzo Genesi
Music
- Music Renzo Rossellini
Sound
Subtitles
- [Original English Subtitles] Herman G. Weinberg
Consultant
- Made with technical equipment from Capitani Film