Synopsis:
In a post-war Rome (1946) a cat burglar inadvertently saves the life of a would-be suicide man who returns from the war to find that he has been betrayed by his fiancée while fighting in the war. From that moment the thief takes the ex-soldier under his wing. They leave house together for a night full of misadventures. In a streets of Rome they meet the struggling typist who can’t pay her rent and opts to street life; a wandering amnesiac who lost his memory and keeps asking everyone “Do you recognize me?”. Thieves, gamblers, hookers, policemen, soldiers and endless chain of cigarette-smoking and alcohol/espresso-drinking.
Directed by: | Marcello Pagliero |
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Written by: | Marcello Pagliero & Cesare Zavattini & Ennio Flaiano & Suso Cecchi d'Amico & Luigi Filippo D'Amico & Marcello Marchesi |
Runtime: | 81 minutes |
Cast:
Valentina Cortese
La ragazza
La ragazza
Andrea Checchi
Il giovane
Il giovane
Nando Bruno
Il ladro
Il ladro
Marisa Merlini
Mara
Mara
Gar Moore
Lo statunitense
Lo statunitense
Vittorio De Sica
Il signore distinto
Il signore distinto
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Also known as:
- La notte porta consiglio
- Roma città libera (la notte porta consiglio)
- Rome: Free City