Paisan
There are always opportunities for redemption.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10TMDB(367 votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Board of Review Award for Best Film and the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1950)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Florence
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Setting
Set in Rome
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Music
Music by Renzo Rossellini
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Otello Martelli
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Federico FelliniScreenplay, Story
- Roberto RosselliniScreenplay, Story
- Sergio AmideiScreenplay, Story
- Marcello PaglieroStory
- Alfred HayesStory
- Vasco PratoliniWriter
- Original title
- Paisà
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 10, 1946
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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Cast
- Carmela SazioCarmela
- Robert Van LoonJoe
- Benjamin EmanuelAmerican Soldier
- Raymond CampbellAmerican Soldier
- Harold WagnerHarry, a German soldier
- Albert HeinzeGerman soldier
- Merlin BerthMerlin, American Soldier
- Mats CarlsonSwede, an American soldier
- Leonard ParrishAn American soldier
Dots JohnsonAmerican MP- Alfonsino PascaPasquale
Maria MichiFrancesca- Gar MooreFred, an American soldier
Harriet MedinHarriet, the nurse- Renzo AvanzoMassimo
William TubbsCaptain Bill Martin- Dale EdmondsDale
- Roberto Van LoelGerman soldier
Leslie DanielsTony
Giulietta MasinaYoung Woman on Palace Stairs (uncredited)
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