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Roberto Rossellini’s follow-up to his breakout Rome Open City was the ambitious, enormously moving Paisan, which consists of six episodes set during the liberation of Italy at the end of World War II, and taking place across the country, from Sicily to the northern Po valley. With its documentary-like visuals and intermingled cast of actors and nonprofessionals, Italians and their American liberators, this look at the struggles of different cultures to communicate and of people to live their everyday lives in extreme circumstances is equal parts charming sentiment and vivid reality. A long-missing treasure of Italian cinema, Paisan is available here in its full original release version.
Original Release
12/10/1946
US Release
03/29/1948
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Carmela Sazio | Carmela (episode I: Sicilia) / Carmela |
Robert Van Loon | Joe - American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / Joe |
Benjamin Emanuel | American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / American Soldier |
Raymond Campbell | American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / American Soldier |
Harold Wagner | Harry, a German soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / Harry, a German soldier |
Albert Heinze | German Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / German soldier |
Merlin Berth | Merlin - American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / Merlin, American Soldier |
Mats Carlson | Swede - American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / Swede, an American soldier |
Leonard Parrish | American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / An American soldier |
Dots Johnson | Joe - American MP (episode II: Napoli) / American MP |
Directors
Writers
Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini, Klaus Mann, Marcello Pagliero, Alfred Hayes, Vasco Pratolini
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carmela Sazio | Carmela (episode I: Sicilia) / Carmela |
Robert Van Loon | Joe - American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / Joe |
Benjamin Emanuel | American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / American Soldier |
Raymond Campbell | American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / American Soldier |
Harold Wagner | Harry, a German soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / Harry, a German soldier |
Albert Heinze | German Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / German soldier |
Merlin Berth | Merlin - American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / Merlin, American Soldier |
Mats Carlson | Swede - American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / Swede, an American soldier |
Leonard Parrish | American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia) / An American soldier |
Dots Johnson | Joe - American MP (episode II: Napoli) / American MP |
Alfonsino Pasca | Pasquale (episode II: Napoli) / Pasquale |
Maria Michi | Francesca (episode III: Roma) / Francesca |
Gar Moore | Fred, an American soldier / Fred - American Soldier (episode III: Roma) |
Harriet Medin | Harriet - Nurse (episode IV: Firenze) / Harriet, the nurse |
Renzo Avanzo | Massimo (episode IV: Firenze) / Massimo |
William Tubbs | Captain Bill Martin - Catholic Chaplain (episode V: Appennino Emiliano) / Captain Bill Martin |
Dale Edmonds | Dale - OSS Agent (episode VI: Porto Tolle) / Dale |
John Whaling Allen | American Soldier (episode VI: Porto Tolle) |
Dan | American Soldier (episode VI: Porto Tolle) |
Roberto Van Loel | German Officer (episode VI: Porto Tolle) / German soldier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Roberto Rossellini | Producer |
Mario Conti | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1950 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay | Nominated |