Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.
Direction
Rossellini used real locations and non-actors mid-war ruins.
Writing
Six screenwriters, one devastating through-line.
Cinematography
Bombed-out Italy never looked more beautiful or broken.
Director
Roberto Rossellini
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