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Paisan

Original title: Paisà

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1946 · 2h 5m

Directed by Roberto Rossellini

7.5

TMDB audience score
367 votes, out of 10

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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.

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Cast

  • Carmela Sazio
    Carmela

  • Robert Van Loon
    Joe

  • Benjamin Emanuel
    American Soldier

  • Raymond Campbell
    American Soldier

  • Harold Wagner
    Harry, a German soldier

  • Albert Heinze
    German soldier

  • Merlin Berth
    Merlin, American Soldier

  • Mats Carlson
    Swede, an American soldier

  • Leonard Parrish
    An American soldier

  • Dots Johnson
    American MP

  • Alfonsino Pasca
    Pasquale

  • Maria Michi
    Francesca

  • Gar Moore
    Fred, an American soldier

  • Harriet Medin
    Harriet, the nurse

  • Renzo Avanzo
    Massimo

  • William Tubbs
    Captain Bill Martin

  • Dale Edmonds
    Dale

  • Roberto Van Loel
    German soldier