Roberto Rossellini

During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.

A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post-WWII Berlin.

An unhappily married couple attempts to find direction and insight while vacationing in Naples.

American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.

Karin, a young woman from the Baltic countries, marries fisherman Antonio to escape from a prison camp. But she cannot get used to the tough life in Antonio's volcano-threatened village, Stromboli.

A wealthy woman becomes obsessed with humanitarianism when her young son dies after committing suicide.

A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.

Bardone, a petty con man, is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a partisan leader in order to expose another resistance organizer.

During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.

A captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.

Several stories depicting the landscapes and fauna of India are mixed with documentary footage.