Rome, Open City(1945)
Our battle has barely begun.
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.
Movie: Rome, Open City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Don Pietro Pellegrini
Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris
Major Fritz Bergmann
Pina
Marina Mari
Francesco
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