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Paisan

Name: Paisan
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1946
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Carmela Sazio, Robert Van Loon, Benjamin Emanuel, Raymond Campbell, Harold Wagner

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.

1946 · Directed by Roberto Rossellini · 125 min · Drama · War · 16 frames

Tagline

There are always opportunities for redemption.

Crew

Screenplay: Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini, Klaus Mann
Written by: Vasco Pratolini
Cinematography: Otello Martelli
Edited by: Eraldo Da Roma
Music: Renzo Rossellini
Produced by: Roberto Rossellini, Rod E. Geiger, Mario Conti

Cast

Carmela Sazio as Carmela
Robert Van Loon as Joe
Benjamin Emanuel as American Soldier
Raymond Campbell as American Soldier
Harold Wagner as Harry, a German soldier
Albert Heinze as German soldier
Merlin Berth as Merlin, American Soldier
Mats Carlson as Swede, an American soldier
Leonard Parrish as An American soldier
Dots Johnson as American MP

Production

Country: Italy
Language: Italian, German, Latin, English
Studios: Organizzazione Film Internazionali (OFI), Foreign Film Productions
Themes: rome, italy, sicily, italy, world war ii, naples, italy, florence, italy

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