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.
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
Leslie Daniels
Tony
Giulietta Masina
Young Woman on Palace Stairs (uncredited)
Federico Fellini
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Carlo Pisacane
Unknown
Crew
Roberto Rossellini
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer, Dialogue
Vasco Pratolini
Writer
Federico Fellini
Screenplay, Story, First Assistant Director, Dialogue
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
Klaus Mann
Screenplay
Rod E. Geiger
Screenplay, Producer
Alfred Hayes
Story
Marcello Pagliero
Story
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Massimo Mida
First Assistant Director
Annalena Limentani
Second Assistant Director
Eugenia Handamir
Second Assistant Director
Augusto Dolfi
Production Supervisor
Alberto Manni
Production Supervisor
Mario Conti
Producer
Ovidio Del Grande
Sound
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Ugo Lombardi
Production Manager
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