Rome, Open City is a film associated with 1945. Roberto Rossellini’s wartime drama became a touchstone of Italian neorealism.

For older cinema, theatrical reissues and translated titles can make the release history more complicated than a single date suggests.

Why Rome, Open City is in this movie guide

The film was selected during Zynovue’s historic-cinema coverage audit. Its place in film culture should not be confused with a live IMDb rank or a measured number of monthly Google searches.

Movie information

  • Film: Rome, Open City
  • Original release year: 1945
  • Coverage: editorial shortlist of widely discussed or acclaimed films
  • Guide type: film information and discovery (no video is hosted on this page)

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Editorial note

This is an original movie-information entry. Popularity and rating figures are intentionally omitted unless they can be independently verified.