Critic Reviews
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Mark Bourne, Film.com
Although the film's second half tends to drift toward the stagy and sermonic, Bardone's transformation from a petty chameleon-charlatan to the moral hero and man of conscience is moving and potent, in no small way thanks to De Sica's carefully modulated p
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's too contrived to be as good as Rossellini's WW II films from the 1940s, but it has its own unique power in chillingly capturing the collective horror of fascism at work.
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Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine
Overrated when first released and underrated since, Rossellini's trenchant tale of redemption is ripe for rediscovery.
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Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine
A fascinating crossroads in Rossellini's career.
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Cast
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Vittorio De Sicaas Grimaldi -
Hannes Messemeras Col. Mueller -
Vittorio Capriolias Banchelli
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