Rome, Open City

1945 film by Roberto Rossellini
Movie film Q721146
Rome, Open City
Film diretto da Roberto Rossellini e prodotto da Excelsa Film · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Rome, Open City is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,338 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Roberto Rossellini[4]
  • Screenwriter: Sergio Amidei[5], Federico Fellini[6], Celeste Negarville[7], Roberto Rossellini[8]
  • Composer: Renzo Rossellini[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], art film[11]
  • Named after: Rome[12], open city[13]
  • Cast member: Aldo Fabrizi[14], Anna Magnani[15], Marcello Pagliero[16], Maria Michi[17], Francesco Grandjacquet[18], Giovanna Galletti[19], Harry Feist[20], Nando Bruno[21], Turi Pandolfini[22], Eduardo Passarelli[23], Amalia Pellegrini[24], Alberto Tavazzi[25], Akos Tolnay[26], Joop van Hulzen[27]
  • Producer: Giuseppe Amato[28], Rod E. Geiger[29], Roberto Rossellini[30]
  • Production company: Minerva Film[31]
  • Director of photography: Ubaldo Arata[32]
  • Part of: Vatican's list of films[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: German[34], Italian[35]
  • Commons category: Roma, città aperta[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 9.1/10[38], 100%[39]
  • Color: black-and-white[40]
  • Country of origin: Kingdom of Italy[41]
  • Publication date: September 27, 1945[42], 1945[43]
  • Distributed by: Minerva Film[44], Netflix[45]
  • Narrative location: Rome[46]
  • Filming location: Rome[47], Europa[48]
  • Main subject: World War II[49]
  • Film editor: Eraldo Da Roma[50], Jolanda Benvenuti[51]
  • Described by source: 100 Italian films to be saved[52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[53]

Why It Matters

Rome, Open City has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Rome, Open City receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [29] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'be', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', '
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  2. 5w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 14051
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1944, World War II, 20th century +1
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  7. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1944, World War II, 20th century +1
    Described by source → 100 Italian films to be saved
    Publication date → +1945-09-27T00:00:00Z, +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini, Celeste Negarville +1
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