Italy / France,
1959, 129 min
Directed by:
Roberto RosselliniCinematography:
Carlo CarliniComposer:
Renzo RosselliniCast:
Vittorio De Sica, Giovanna Ralli, Franco Interlenghi, Anne Vernon, Linda Veras, Sandra Milo, Vittorio Caprioli, Luciano Pigozzi, Ivo Garrani, Ester Carloni (more)Plots(1)
Vittorio De Sica is Bardone, an opportunistic rascal in wartime Genoa, conning and cheating his fellow Italians, exploiting their tragedies by promising to help find their missing loved ones in exchange for money. But when the Nazis force him to impersonate a dead partisan general in prison to extract information from fellow inmates, Bardone finds himself wrestling with his conscience for the first time. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1962 - Diego Fabbri, Indro Montanelli, Sergio Amidei (Best Original Screenplay)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1960 - Best Foreign Language Film
Venice Film Festival
- 1959 - Roberto Rossellini (Golden Lion for Best Film)
- 1959 - Hannes Messemer (Special Mention)