Paisan (1946)
Paisà
There are always opportunities for redemption.
120 min
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.
- Release date
- December 10, 1946
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Music
- Renzo Rossellini
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Cast
- Carmela Sazio as Carmela (segment: I: Sicilia)
- Robert Van Loon as Joe - American Soldier (segment: I: Sicilia)
- Raymond Campbell as American Soldier (segment: I: Sicilia)
- Harold Wagner as Harry, a German soldier (segment: I: Sicilia)
- Albert Heinze as German Soldier (segment: I: Sicilia)
- Merlin Berth as Merlin - American Soldier (segment: I: Sicilia)
- Mats Carlson as Swede - American Soldier (segment: I: Sicilia)
- Dots Johnson as American MP
- Maria Michi as Francesca
- Gar Moore as Fred - American Soldier (segment: III: Roma)
- Harriet Medin as Harriet, the nurse
- Renzo Avanzo as Massimo
- William Tubbs as Captain Bill Martin - Catholic Chaplain (segment: V: Appennino Emiliano)
- Anthony La Penna as Tony
- Giulietta Masina as Young Woman on Palace Stairs (uncredited)
- Federico Fellini as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
- Carlo Pisacane
- Giulio Panicali as Narrator
- Benjamin Emanuel as American Soldier (segment: I: Sicilia)
Crew
- Roberto Rossellini · Director
- Sergio Amidei · Writer
- Federico Fellini · Writer
- Klaus Mann · Writer
- Marcello Pagliero · Writer
- Rod E. Geiger · Producer
- Roberto Rossellini · Producer
- Renzo Rossellini · Composer
- Otello Martelli · Cinematographer
- Eraldo Da Roma · Editor