Rome, Open City
“Our battle has barely begun.”
During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.
Genres
Drama, War
Studio
Excelsa Film
Language
it
Status
Released
How Rome, Open City performed
Budget
$20,000
Worldwide Gross
$1.0M
Gross Profit
$980,000
Return
50.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$144K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Don Pietro Pellegrini
Aldo Fabrizi
Don Pietro Pellegrini
Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris
Marcello Pagliero
Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris
Major Fritz Bergmann
Harry Feist
Major Fritz Bergmann
Pina
Anna Magnani
Pina
Marina Mari
Maria Michi
Marina Mari
Francesco
Francesco Grandjacquet
Francesco
Marcello
Vito Annichiarico
Marcello
Austrian Deserter
Ákos Tolnay
Austrian Deserter
Captain Hartmann
Joop van Hulzen
Captain Hartmann
Lauretta
Carla Rovere
Lauretta
Ingrid
Giovanna Galletti
Ingrid
Agostino the Sexton
Nando Bruno
Agostino the Sexton
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