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Blackout in Rome

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Original title

Era notte a Romaaka

AKA

It Was Night in Rome

Year

1960

Running time

150 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Roberto Rossellini

Screenwriter

Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei, Diego Fabbri, Brunello Rondi

Cast

Music

Renzo Rossellini

Cinematography

Carlo Carlini (B&W)

Producer

Co-production Italy-France;

Genre

Drama | II World War

Synopsis

In the tumult of Nazi-occupied Rome, a sympathetic bootlegger, already accustomed to living outside the law, opens her home to a trio of escaped Allied prisoners of war--an American, a Russian, and a Briton--jeopardizing her safety and that of her lover for the cause. Woven through the thin "war yarn" storyline is a democratic, egalitarian spirit similar to that of Jean Renoir's "Grand Illusion," as the heroes of both films represent a range of social classes, and in this instance, nationalities.

Awards: 1960: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Special Jury Prize

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