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Rome: Free City (1946)

Original title: Roma città libera

1946-12-17 · 1h 21m · IT
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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.

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Marcello PaglieroDirector, WriterPino MercantiWriter

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Valentina CorteseValentina CorteseLa ragazzaAndrea ChecchiAndrea ChecchiIl giovaneNando BrunoNando BrunoIl ladroMarisa MerliniMarisa MerliniMaraGar MooreGar MooreLo statunitenseManlio BusoniManlio BusoniIl falsarioVittorio De SicaVittorio De SicaIl signore distintoFedele GentileFedele GentileIl ricettatoreAve NinchiAve NinchiL'affittacamereFrancesco GrandjacquetFrancesco GrandjacquetIl padrone della biscaRossano LicariRossano LicariEnnio FlaianoEnnio FlaianoIl questorino (uncredited)

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AmnesiaPost world war iiCat burglarRome, italySuicide attemptRome

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityAmnesia · Post World War Ii · Cat BurglarDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityPost World War IiDirector preference286204

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What is Rome: Free City about?

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.

How long is Rome: Free City?

Rome: Free City has a runtime of 81 minutes.