Drama ·War · Italy · 1946 · 2h 5m

Paisan

Paisà

Paisan poster
Director
Roberto Rossellini
Cast
Carmela Sazio as Carmela Robert Van Loon as Joe Benjamin Emanuel as American Soldier Raymond Campbell as American Soldier Harold Wagner as Harry, a German soldier Albert Heinze as German soldier
Crew
Otello Martelli — Director of Photography Eraldo Da Roma — Editor Renzo Rossellini — Original Music Composer Federico Fellini — Screenplay Roberto Rossellini — Screenplay Sergio Amidei — Screenplay
Tagline

There are always opportunities for redemption.

Synopsis

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.

Trailer Paisan — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rome, italysicily, italyworld war iinaples, italyflorence, italy
Key Collaborators
Roberto Rossellini Director Otello Martelli Director of Photography Eraldo Da Roma Editor Renzo Rossellini Original Music Composer Federico Fellini Screenplay Roberto Rossellini Screenplay Sergio Amidei Screenplay Klaus Mann Screenplay Rod E. Geiger Screenplay Vasco Pratolini Writer Marcello Pagliero Story Roberto Rossellini Story
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