Paisà
Sign in to savePaisan () is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. In six independent episodes, it tells of the Liberation of Italy by the Allied forces during the late stage of World War II. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and received numerous national and international prizes.
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7.5Six 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.
Released: 1946-12-10125 minDir: Roberto RosselliniDrama, War
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
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Paisan
- Film.image
- paisaposter.jpg
- Film.director
- Roberto Rossellini
- Film.music
- Renzo Rossellini
- Film.cinematography
- Otello Martelli
- Film.editing
- Eraldo Da Roma
- Film.distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Film.runtime
- 126 minutes
- Film.country
- Italy
- Film.budget
- 56 million Lire
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1946
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Roberto Rossellini
- Screenwriter
- Vasco Pratolini
- Cast member
- Giulietta Masina
- Composer
- Renzo Rossellini
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14 sectionsContents
- Plot
- 1st Episode
- 2nd Episode
- 3rd Episode
- 4th Episode
- 5th Episode
- 6th Episode
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Reception and legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
Paisan () is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. In six independent episodes, it tells of the Liberation of Italy by the Allied forces during the late stage of World War II. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and received numerous national and international prizes.
In 2008, the film was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."
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