Rome: Free City (1946)
In a post-war Rome (1946) a cat burglar inadvertently saves the life of a would-be suicide man who returns from the war to find that he has been betrayed by his fiancée while fighting in the war. From that moment the thief takes the ex-soldier under his wing. They leave house together for a night full of misadventures. In a streets of Rome they meet the struggling typist who can’t pay her rent and opts to street life; a wandering amnesiac who lost his memory and keeps asking everyone “Do you recognize me?”. Thieves, gamblers, hookers, policemen, soldiers and endless chain of cigarette-smoking and alcohol/espresso-drinking.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Marcello Pagliero
Writing:
- Cesare Zavattini
- Ennio Flaiano
- Pino Mercanti
Stars:
Release Date: 1946-12-17
5.1/10
5.1/10
- Country: IT
- Language: English | Italiano
- Runtime: 81
Il questorino (uncredited)
La ragazza
Il giovane
Il ladro
Mara
Il signore distinto
L'affittacamere
Il ricettatore
Il signore con l'auto (uncredited)
