Rome: Free City
1946 · Movie · 81 min. · Italy
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.
Direction Marcello Pagliero
Cast Andrea Checchi · Valentina Cortese · Nando Bruno · Vittorio De Sica · Marisa Merlini · Gar Moore
Soundtrack Nino Rota
Screenplay Ennio Flaiano · Suso Cecchi d'Amico · Cesare Zavattini · Pino Mercanti · Marcello Pagliero
Cinematography Aldo Tonti
Original title Roma città libera
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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