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1. Caligula (1979)
Unrated | 156 min | Drama, History
A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his brutality and his lunacy.
Director: Tinto Brass | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy
Votes: 38,323 | Gross: $23.44M
2. A Bay of Blood (1971)
R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati
Votes: 12,680
3. 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: 28,938
4. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,558
5. Journey to Italy (1954)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
An unhappily married couple attempts to find direction and insight while vacationing in Naples.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Maria Mauban, Anna Proclemer
Votes: 12,222
6. 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: 9,538
7. Stromboli (1950)
Approved | 81 min | Drama
Karin, a young woman from the Baltic countries, marries fisherman Antonio to escape from a prison camp. But she cannot get used to the tough life in Antonio's volcano-threatened village, Stromboli.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cesana, Mario Sponzo
Votes: 7,952
8. Germany Year Zero (1948)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama
A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post-WWII Berlin.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz-Otto Krüger
Votes: 13,696
9. Europe '51 (1952)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
A wealthy woman becomes obsessed with humanitarianism when her young son dies after committing suicide.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Giulietta Masina
Votes: 4,776
10. The Machine to Kill Bad People (1952)
83 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A photographer in a small fishing village is visited by a man who claims to be Saint Andrea. The Saint gives him a special camera device to solve the village's ills - by taking a photograph of an existing picture, the photo subject dies.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Gennaro Pisano, Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs, Helen Tubbs
Votes: 883
11. The Mummy (1969)
102 min | Drama
An Upper-Egyptian clan robs a cache of mummies and sells the artifacts on the illicit antiquities black market. After a conflict within the clan, one of its members goes to the police, helping the Antiquities Service find the cache.
Director: Chadi Abdel Salam | Stars: Ahmed Marei, Ahmad Hegazi, Nadia Lutfi, Mohamed Abdel Rahman
Votes: 1,851
12. 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: 3,675
13. Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963)
Not Rated | 122 min | Comedy, Drama
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.
Directors: Jean-Luc Godard, Ugo Gregoretti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Rosanna Schiaffino, Bruce Balaban, Maria Pia Schiaffino, Jean-Marc Bory
Votes: 2,250
14. The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
Not Rated | 85 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo, Severino Pisacane
Votes: 4,040
15. Love (1948)
69 min | Drama
In part one, a heartbroken woman talks to her ex-lover on the phone. In part two, a pregnant woman believes she is carrying the child of Saint Joseph.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Anna Magnani, Federico Fellini, Peparuolo, Amelia Robert
Votes: 1,941
16. The Carabineers (1963)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Patrice Moullet, Marino Masé, Geneviève Galéa, Catherine Ribeiro
Votes: 3,610
17. Fear (1954)
84 min | Drama
Irene Wagner, the wife of prominent scientist Albert Wagner, finds herself blackmailed about her affair by her lover's jealous ex-girlfriend. The plot, an experiment in causing fear, drives her into a rage.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Mathias Wieman, Renate Mannhardt, Kurt Kreuger
Votes: 1,767
18. Socrates (1970 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, History
A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Jean Sylvère, Anne Caprile, Giuseppe Mannajuolo, Ricardo Palacios
Votes: 957
19. India: Matri Bhumi (1959)
90 min | Documentary, Drama
Several stories depicting the landscapes and fauna of India are mixed with documentary footage.
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Votes: 728
20. The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966 TV Movie)
G | 90 min | Biography, History
After the death of Cardinal Mazarin, young king Louis XIV decides to assert his power to control the aristocracy.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, César Silvagni, Katharina Renn
Votes: 1,698
21. Desire (1946)
77 min | Drama
Paola, a Rome call girl, returns home to her village in an attempt to go straight. Rejected by her father, blackmailed by a former lover, and lusted after by her brother-in-law, she turns to her beloved sister for support.
Directors: Marcello Pagliero, Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Massimo Girotti, Carlo Ninchi, Elli Parvo, Roswita Schmidt
Votes: 244
22. The Messiah (1975)
140 min | Biography, History
The story of the life of Jesus Christ.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Pier Maria Rossi, Mita Ungaro, Carlos de Carvalho, Fausto Di Bella
Votes: 381
23. The Age of the Medici (1972– )
255 min | Biography, History
This is a lengthy exposition of the social and political history of renaissance Florentine history, told through dramatised conversations between the main participants, particularly Cosimo ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Marcello Di Falco, Virgilio Gazzolo, Adriano Amidei Migliano, Michel Bardinet
Votes: 346
24. Cartesius (1974 TV Movie)
150 min | Biography, History
This made for television film chronicles the illustrious life of French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650)
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ugo Cardea, Anne Pouchie, Claude Berthy, Gabriele Banchero
Votes: 470
25. Acts of the Apostles (1969– )
340 min | History
The spread of Christianity, according to Luke's account, 30 years after the death of Jesus: Peter's community, its trials and martyrs; Paul's travels, after his conversion, to Antioch and Rome.
Stars: Bradai, Edoardo Torricella, Jacques Dumur, Mohamed Kouka
Votes: 95
26. Garibaldi (1961)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama, History
How Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi led a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquered Sicily and Naples.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Renzo Ricci, Paolo Stoppa, Franco Interlenghi, Giovanna Ralli
Votes: 453
27. We, the Women (1953)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Five portraits of actresses in their "common" life, seen as women rather than movie stars.
Directors: Gianni Franciolini, Alfredo Guarini, Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Luigi Zampa | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Anna Magnani, Isa Miranda, Alida Valli
Votes: 489
28. 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: 770
29. Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954)
80 min | Biography, Drama, History
Surreal musical about the time of the execution of Joan of Arc.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Tullio Carminati, Giacinto Prandelli, Augusto Romani
Votes: 391
30. The Betrayer (1961)
127 min | Drama
Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the brotherhood of the Free Masons.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Sandra Milo, Laurent Terzieff, Martine Carol, Isabelle Corey
Votes: 363
31. Blaise Pascal (1972 TV Movie)
135 min | Biography, History
Blaise Pascal struggles to understand the natural world around him, in addition to an inner quest for religious faith.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Pierre Arditi, Rita Forzano, Giuseppe Addobbati, Christian De Sica
Votes: 633
32. The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
127 min | Drama
A French/Italian co-production with two episodes from Italy and five from France covering the seven deadly sins---actually eight as two of the sins are covered in one episode while a new "... See full summary »
Directors: Yves Allégret, Claude Autant-Lara, Eduardo De Filippo, Jean Dréville, Georges Lacombe, Carlo Rim, Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Françoise Rosay, Jean Debucourt, Marcelle Praince
Votes: 274
33. Orient Express (1954)
100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
On December 24th the Orient Express gets snowbound near a little mountain village and its passengers are forced to spend some time there, mingling with the local people, upsetting their ... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia | Stars: Silvana Pampanini, Henri Vidal, Folco Lulli, Robert Arnoux
Votes: 61
34. Amori di mezzo secolo (1954)
72 min | Drama, Romance
Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.
Directors: Mario Chiari, Pietro Germi, Glauco Pellegrini, Antonio Pietrangeli, Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Franco Interlenghi, Leonora Ruffo, Paola Borboni, Carlo Ninchi
Votes: 181
35. Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1975–1980)
Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Michel Drucker, Dalida, Michel Sardou, Eddy Mitchell
Votes: 34
36. Where Is Freedom? (1954)
TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A barber compelled by jealousy to commit murder spends 20 years in jail. But when he's released he cannot adapt to a changed world and the hypocrisy of his relatives, so he decides to return to prison.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Totò, Vera Molnar, Nyta Dover, Franca Faldini
Votes: 637
37. Anima nera (1962)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A man with a past gets married and it seems that he will be able to start a new life, but an unexpected inheritance gets in the way and deteriorates the relationship with his wife.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Nadja Tiller, Annette Stroyberg, Yvonne Sanson
Votes: 200
38. The Ways of Love (1950)
Drama
Anthology film by three directors, "A Day in the Country", "Jofroi" and "The Miracle".
Directors: Marcel Pagnol, Jean Renoir, Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Sylvia Bataille, Federico Fellini, Anna Magnani, Vincent Scotto
Votes: 19
39. Augustine of Hippo (1972 TV Movie)
121 min | Biography, History
This biography tells the life story of Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo, a North African region during the last years of the Roman Empire. The film details Augustine's struggle to maintain ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Dary Berkani, Virgilio Gazzolo, Cesare Barbetti, Bruno Cattaneo
Votes: 211
40. Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou (1977)
56 min | Documentary
The camera of the veteran neo realist director Rossellini explores the high tech/postmodern architecture of the Georges Pompidou center and its surroundings in the Beaubourg area of Paris, on its opening day.
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Votes: 62
41. A Pilot Returns (1942)
87 min | Drama, War
A young Italian pilot is interned in a British prison camp after his plane is shot down during the war against Greece. He falls in love with a doctor's daughter and manages to escape during... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Massimo Girotti, Michela Belmonte, Gaetano Masier, Elvira Betrone
Votes: 293
42. Birth of a Nation (1997)
85 min | Documentary
Mekas leads an archival avant-garde, a fast-paced parade of 160 underground film people he captured on film over four decades, described as, "160 portraits or rather appearances, sketches ... See full summary »
Director: Jonas Mekas | Stars: Chantal Akerman, Kenneth Anger, Michel Auder, Bruce Baillie
Votes: 105
43. Le Psychodrame (1956 TV Movie)
Drama
Roberto Rossellini realized with Jacob Levi Moreno this short (not transmitted) for RTF. It is the prototype of Da Storia Nasce Storia (1991) by Ottavio Rosati broadcasted 35 years later by... See full summary »
Directors: Jacob Levi Moreno, Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Arielle Audrey, René Demagny, Jim Einis, France Farnel
Votes: 12
44. Pour le cinéma (1968–1978)
Stars: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Claude Lelouch
Votes: 8
45. Luciano Serra, pilota (1938)
102 min | Drama, War
Successful WWI pilot Luciano Serra has problems adjusting to an ordinary life in peace, so he leaves his family and becomes a pilot in America. In the 30s, his son in Italy wants also to ... See full summary »
Director: Goffredo Alessandrini | Stars: Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri, Roberto Villa, Mario Ferrari
Votes: 110
46. Cinépanorama (1956–1966)
Documentary
Stars: François Chalais, France Roche, Yves Montand, Martine Carol
Votes: 63
47. Idea di un'isola (1967 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Sicily's cultural and historical aspects are presented in this documentary made for television.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Star: Corrado Gaipa
Votes: 22
48. A fondo (1976–1981)
60 min | Talk-Show
Spanish television series featuring interviews with leading figures in the arts and sciences.
Stars: Joaquín Soler Serrano, Jorge Luis Borges, Dominique Lapierre, Christiaan Barnard
Votes: 31
49. Year One (1974)
115 min | Biography
The story of Christian Democrat leader De Gasperi and his struggle to lead Italy in the years after the end of World War Two.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Luigi Vannucchi, Dominique Darel, Rita Calderoni, Valeria Sabel
Votes: 191
50. The Man with the Cross (1943)
72 min | War
During WWII, a priest finds himself trapped in Ukraine in a battle between the Soviet Union and Italy while trying to save a wounded soldier.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Alberto Tavazzi, Roswita Schmidt, Attilio Dottesio, Doris Hild
Votes: 284