Rome, Open City is a 1945 Italian war

War film

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 drama film

Drama film

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, directed by Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Rossellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta to the movement.-Early life:Born in Rome, Roberto Rossellini lived on the Via Ludovisi, where Benito Mussolini had...

. The picture features Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi

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, Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

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 and Marcello Pagliero

Marcello Pagliero

Marcello Pagliero was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.Pagliero was born in London and died in Paris...

, and is set in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 during the Nazi

Nazism

Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...

 occupation in 1944. The film won several awards at various film festivals and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
As German soldiers march through town, Giorgio Manfredi eludes them by jumping across the rooftops.