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1. Rome, Open City (1945)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Vito Annichiarico
Votes: 29,021
2. Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller
Votes: 19,204 | Gross: $7.92M
3. Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
Unrated | 410 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rise and fall of the Italian fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini.
Stars: George C. Scott, Virginia Madsen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Lee Grant
Votes: 650
4. Paisan (1946)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, War
American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Carmela Sazio, Gar Moore, William Tubbs, Robert Van Loon
Votes: 9,572
5. Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Passed | 106 min | Adventure, Film-Noir, Romance
In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Gary Cooper, Robert Alda, Lilli Palmer, Vladimir Sokoloff
Votes: 3,454
6. The Secret Invasion (1964)
Approved | 95 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1943, a group of hardened criminals is pardoned on the condition it accepts a mission to free a captive Italian general from the clutches of the Nazis.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Edd Byrnes
Votes: 1,320
7. The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
107 min | Comedy
A determined priest and a Communist mayor develop a grudging friendship in spite of their official rivalry.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Vera Talchi, Franco Interlenghi
Votes: 4,856
8. Massacre in Rome (1973)
PG | 110 min | Drama, History, War
Rome, March 23, 1944: 33 German soldiers are killed by a bomb. Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler is ordered to execute ten times that many Italians.
Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKern, John Steiner
Votes: 1,487
9. The Mattei Affair (1972)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
An Italian industrialist died in a plane crash. An accident or an assassination?
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Luigi Squarzina, Peter Baldwin, Renato Romano
Votes: 2,466
10. General Della Rovere (1959)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama, War
Bardone, a petty con man, is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a partisan leader in order to expose another resistance organizer.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Hannes Messemer, Sandra Milo, Giovanna Ralli
Votes: 3,694
11. The Fallen (2004)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Drama, War
The story of ordinary men during WWII as seen from three different points of View.
Director: Ari Taub | Stars: Christopher R Swanson, Daniel Asher, Brian Bancale, C.J. Barkus
Votes: 938
12. The Four Days of Naples (1962)
120 min | Drama, War
The film shows the history of the Neapolitan popular revolt against the invading Germans during World War II. During the four days in Naples, the revolt turns over in just a few hours. ... See full summary »
Director: Nanni Loy | Stars: Raffaele Barbato, Charles Belmont, Regina Bianchi, Silvana Buzzanca
Votes: 1,020
13. Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone (1955)
97 min | Comedy
Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament. Determined to thwart his ambitions, the good priest, ignoring the recommendations of the Lord, decides to campaign against him.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Claude Sylvain, Leda Gloria
Votes: 2,246
14. Bebo's Girl (1964)
106 min | Crime, Drama
A country girl becomes involved with a partisan, follows him, and stands by him even when sentenced for crimes.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, George Chakiris, Marc Michel, Dany París
Votes: 524
15. It Happened in '43 (1960)
105 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the midst of World War II, the story of the affair of a young woman married to a man in a wheelchair, with a deserter from the Italian army, intertwines with that of the power grab of a ... See full summary »
Director: Florestano Vancini | Stars: Belinda Lee, Gabriele Ferzetti, Enrico Maria Salerno, Andrea Checchi
Votes: 453
16. Escape by Night (1960)
TV-PG | 82 min | Drama, War
During the Second World War three allied prisoners: a Soviet, an American, and an Englishman, attempt to escape Rome with the help of a young couple who are residents of the city.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Leo Genn, Giovanna Ralli, Sergey Bondarchuk, Hannes Messemer
Votes: 772
17. Days of Glory (1945)
71 min | Documentary
The first documentary on the German occupation of Rome and Italian resistance in the waning years of World War II. Shot over two years covering the trial of Fascist police chief Pietro ... See full summary »
Directors: Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Serandrei, Marcello Pagliero, Luchino Visconti | Stars: Umberto Barbaro, Umberto Calosso, Donato Carretta, Pietro Caruso
Votes: 188
18. The Garden of Redemption (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, War
A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.
Director: Thomas Michael Donnelly | Stars: Marta Amaro, Anthony LaPaglia, João Arouca, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 376
19. Un giorno da leoni (1961)
118 min | Drama, War
The Italian armistice and the beginning of resistance to the Germans in Italy during World War II.
Director: Nanni Loy | Stars: Renato Salvatori, Carla Gravina, Tomas Milian, Nino Castelnuovo
Votes: 125
20. I due marescialli (1961)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, War
September 1943: in the general confusion a thief dressed as a priest and a sergeant exchange clothes and roles.
Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Totò, Vittorio De Sica, Gianni Agus, Arturo Bragaglia
Votes: 653
21. La fuga degli innocenti (2004 TV Movie)
200 min | Drama, War
This is a true story about 40 Jewish children on their way to Palestine who were blocked by the German and Italian occupation of Yugoslavia in 1941. Before finding a haven at Villa Emma in ... See full summary »
Director: Leone Pompucci | Stars: Ken Duken, Jasmine Trinca, Ennio Fantastichini, Toni Bertorelli
Votes: 115
22. Gli sbandati (1955)
102 min | Drama
In the summer of 1943 Countess Luisa and her son Andrea left Milan to escape the bombings and retreated to their country villa, where they host two of Andrea's contemporaries, cousin Carlo,... See full summary »
Director: Francesco Maselli | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Isa Miranda, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Goliarda Sapienza
Votes: 257
23. From the Cloud to the Resistance (1979)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Two segments. The first one arranges six stories from Cesare Pavese's "Dialoghi con Leucò", taken from classical mythology. The second segment is taken from Pavese's novel "La luna e i falò... See full summary »
Directors: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub | Stars: Olimpia Carlisi, Guido Lombardi, Gino Felici, Lori Pelosini
Votes: 485
24. Il partigiano Johnny (2000)
135 min | Drama, War
After 8 September 1943, Northern Italy is occupied by the Germans. The Italian army collapses and the soldiers escape to the mountains to set up a resistance. Many civilians do the same, ... See full summary »
Director: Guido Chiesa | Stars: Stefano Dionisi, Gabriele Montanari, Toni Bertorelli, Lina Bernardi
Votes: 327
25. Salvo D'Acquisto (1975)
100 min | Drama, War
In 1943 Italy is crumbling. Salvo D'Acquisto, a Carabinieri officer is trying to maintain law and order. One tragic incident will unravel a chain of events leading to him having to stand between the Germans and people he swore to protect.
Director: Romolo Guerrieri | Stars: Massimo Ranieri, Lina Polito, Isa Danieli, Massimo Serato
Votes: 82
26. Little Teachers (1998)
122 min | War, Drama
During World War II four Italian university students in Veneto join the resistance against the Fascist government.
Director: Daniele Luchetti | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Stefania Montorsi, Giorgio Pasotti, Diego Gianesini
Votes: 207
27. Women of the Resistance (1965 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Documentary featuring interviews with female partisans who participated in the resistance and survived the German invasion of Italy in the 1940's.
Director: Liliana Cavani | Star: Riccardo Cucciolla
Votes: 74
28. Uomini e no (1980)
105 min | Drama, War
In Milan, in the winter of 1944, the ruthless Cane Nero leads the Fascists against the partisans. Enne 2, one of the leading figures of the C.N.L., meets Berta, whom he loved three years ... See full summary »
Director: Valentino Orsini | Stars: Flavio Bucci, Monica Guerritore, Ivana Monti, Massimo Foschi
Votes: 45
29. Porzûs (1997)
121 min | Drama, History, War
Italy 1945: the war is ending and the iron curtain is falling down. In the north eastern part of the country partisans of different political orientation begin to question about the future ... See full summary »
Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: Lorenzo Crespi, Gianni Cavina, Gastone Moschin, Gabriele Ferzetti
Votes: 103
30. Baciami piccina (2006)
111 min | Comedy, Drama, History
7th September 1943. The honest and reliable carabiniere Umberto is sent to escort the flamboyant con man Raoul Nuvolini from Terni to Venice. Umberto's fiancée Luisa follows him against his... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Cimpanelli | Stars: Neri Marcorè, Vincenzo Salemme, Elena Russo, Marco Messeri
Votes: 137
31. La tua donna (1954)
105 min | Drama
During World War II, Sandro Ademari (Massimo Girotti), the head of a group of Italian partisans, hides at a farm to escape from the Germans. Here he meets Luisa (Lea Padovani) and soon the ... See full summary »
Director: Giovanni Paolucci | Stars: Patricia Neal, Massimo Girotti, Lea Padovani, Enrico Viarisio
Votes: 46
32. Due lettere anonime (1945)
90 min | Drama, War
After years at the Russion front in WW II, the Italian soldier Bruno returns home. But he receives an anonymous letter warning him that during his absence, his fiancée Gina has begun an ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Clara Calamai, Andrea Checchi, Otello Toso, Carlo Ninchi
Votes: 93
33. Dieci italiani per un tedesco (Via Rasella) (1962)
95 min | Drama, War
A cinematographic account of the reprisal ordered by the ruthless Austrian colonel Kappler in 1944 in Rome. In Via Rasella (Rasella Street) ten Italian civilians were sentenced to death for each German soldier killed in a partisan attempt.
Director: Filippo Walter Ratti | Stars: Gino Cervi, Andrea Checchi, Carlo D'Angelo, Sergio Fantoni
Votes: 68
34. The Righteous Enemy (1987)
84 min | Documentary
Rochlitz's documentary about the non-Jewish Italian resistance to Hitler's "Final Solution" explores how Italian officials prevented the deportation of some 40,000 Jews in Italian-occupied France, Greece, and Yugoslavia.
Director: Joseph Rochlitz
Votes: 6
35. Salvo D'Acquisto (2003 TV Movie)
160 min | Drama, War
After enlisting himself in the well-known Italian police corps, "Carabinieri", and after becoming friend with the young Guido, at the breakout of the war, Salvo D'acquisto leaves Naples and... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Sironi | Stars: Giuseppe Fiorello, Luigi Maria Burruano, Biancamaria D'Amato, Domenico Balsamo
Votes: 25
36. Libere (2017)
75 min | Documentary
Director: Rossella Schillaci | Stars: Chiara Acciarini, Maria Airaudo, Giuliana Gadola Beltrami, Alda Bianco
Votes: 10
37. Lettere di condannati a morte della resistenza (1953)
Documentary, History, War
Director: Fausto Fornari
38. Due mostrine SS da Boves (1965)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Eroni | Stars: Carlo Bottero, Pierangelo Civera, Duilio Del Prete, Umberto Fino
39. I ribelli (1973)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Collettivo Cinema Militante | Stars: Sergio Bellone, Paolo Gobetti
40. Aldo dice 26x1 (1945)
Partisan life under the Fascists.
Directors: Carlo Borghesio, Fernando Cerchio
41. Un'altra Italia nelle bandiere dei lavoratori (1980)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Paolo Gobetti
43. Piacere, Ada Gobetti (2008)
51 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Ada Marchesini Gobetti, Rosalba Legato
45. Colonne sonore della resistenza (2007)
43 min | Short, Documentary
Directors: Corrado Borsa, Pier Milanese, Andrea Spinelli
46. Resistenza, una nazione che risorge (1978)
200 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Ansano Giannarelli
47. Dalla marcia su Roma a Piazzale Loreto (1975)
129 min | Documentary
Directors: Paolo Gobetti, Giuseppe Risso
48. Giorni di furore (1964)
106 min | Documentary
Directors: Alfieri Canavero, Giovanni Canavero, Gianni Dolino, Isacco Nahoum | Stars: Italo Calvino, Paolo Spriano
49. Tutti suoi figli (1977)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Franco Castelli | Stars: Iginio Bonazzi, Nicola Grosa