Country
Italy
Date
Sep 18, 1946
Note
Venice Film Festival
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2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Paisà |
| Lingua originale | Italiano (IT) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Italiano, Latin, Deutsch |
| Paesi di produzione | Italy |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Organizzazione Film Internazionali (OFI), Foreign Film Productions |
| Data di uscita | 10 dicembre 1946 |
| Producer | Roberto Rossellini, Rod E. Geiger, Mario Conti |
| Writer | Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini, Marcello Pagliero, Alfred Hayes, Vasco Pratolini, Klaus Mann, Rod E. Geiger |
| Editors | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli |
| Asst. Directors | Federico Fellini, Massimo Mida, Eugenia Handamir, Annalena Limentani, Roberto Rossellini |
| Camera Operators | Otello Martelli |
| Add. Photography | Otello Martelli |
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| Composer | Renzo Rossellini, Ovidio Del Grande |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini, Ovidio Del Grande |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Estonia
Date
Nov 17, 2024
Note
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Russia
Date
Apr 06, 1990
Note
Italian Film Festival "City of Rimini and Cinema" (Moscow)
Theatrical release
Country
Italy
Date
Dec 10, 1946
Country
France
Date
Sep 17, 1947
Certification
TP
Country
Spain
Date
Mar 29, 1948
Certification
16
Country
United States
Date
Mar 29, 1948
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Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 21, 1949
Certification
M/12
Country
Greece
Date
Aug 07, 2025
Note
Re-Release
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 27, 2015
Note
DVD
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