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Roma, città aperta
ITALY · 1945

Roma, città aperta

Roberto Rossellini
Nazi occupation resistance movement political persecution urban warfare moral courage
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Synopsis

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.

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