In a magnetic performance, Academy Award nominee Vittorio De Sica (A Farewell to Arms) isBardone, an opportunistic rascal in wartime Genoa, conning and cheating hisfellow Italians, exploiting their tragedies by promising to help find theirmissing loved ones in exchange for money. But when the Nazis force him to impersonate a dead partisan general in prison to extract information from fellow inmates, Bardone finds himself wrestling with his conscience for the first time. Roberto Rossellini s gripping drama, among his most commercially popular films, is further evidence of the compassionate artistry of one of cinema smost important voices. SPECIAL FEATURES: interview with Renzo Rossellini (son of the legendary Director), Interview with Adriano Apr (film historian), Interview with Aldo Strappini (responsible for the restoration), Original Theatrical Trailer, Collectible, ilustrated booklet.
In a magnetic performance, Academy Award nominee Vittorio De Sica (A Farewell to Arms) isBardone, an opportunistic rascal in wartime Genoa, conning and cheating hisfellow Italians, exploiting their tragedies by promising to help find theirmissing loved ones in exchange for money. But when the Nazis force him to impersonate a dead partisan general in prison to extract information from fellow inmates, Bardone finds himself wrestling with his conscience for the first time. Roberto Rossellini s gripping drama, among his most commercially popular films, is further evidence of the compassionate artistry of one of cinema smost important voices. SPECIAL FEATURES: interview with Renzo Rossellini (son of the legendary Director), Interview with Adriano Apr (film historian), Interview with Aldo Strappini (responsible for the restoration), Original Theatrical Trailer, Collectible, ilustrated booklet.
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