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.
Released in 1946, Rome: Free City is a drama film from Pao Film (Italy). It was directed by Marcello Pagliero and written by Cesare Zavattini and Marcello Pagliero. The cast is led by Valentina Cortese, Andrea Checchi, Nando Bruno, Marisa Merlini and Gar Moore. With a runtime of 1h 21m, the film averages 5.4/10 across 11 TMDB ratings.
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