Rome: Free City 1946
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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.
- Released: 1946-12-17
- Runtime: 81 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Valentina Cortese, Andrea Checchi, Nando Bruno, Marisa Merlini, Gar Moore
- Director: Nino Rota, Aldo Tonti, Marcello Pagliero, Giuliana Attenni, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
