L'Oro di Roma (1961)
Directed by Carlo Lizzani

Drama

Film Synopsis

During the Nazi Occupation, the Germans threaten to execute two hundred hostages unless the Jewish community in Rome hands over to them fifty kilograms of gold in the next 24 hours.  What the Jews do not know is that this is only a delaying tactic, as the Germans are waiting for additional troops before they can proceed with their genocide...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Carlo Lizzani
  • Script: Lucio Battistrada, Luccio Battistrada Giuliani, Alberto Lecco, Carlo Lizzani
  • Cinematographer: Erico Menczer
  • Music: Giovanni Fusco
  • Cast: Gérard Blain (Davide), Paola Borboni (Rosa), Andrea Checchi (Ortona), Anna Maria Ferrero (Giulia), Umberto Raho (Rabbi Beniamino), Jean Sorel (Massimo), Tino Bianchi (Banker), Ignazio Leone (Partisan from Sicily), Vittorio Pipamonti (Ripamonti - Vittorio), Nando Tamberlani (Amalfi), Miranda Campa, Dina De Santis, Filippo Scelzo, Antonio Acqua, Anna María Aveta, Armando Bertuccioli, Calisto Calisti, Paolo Casella, Luigi Casellato, Roberto Chiaramonte
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min

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