On the eve of the end of World War II, Italian underground rebel leader and engineer Giorgio Manfettiis wanted by the German army. In the crisis, Memphetti flees to the house of his friend Franciscofor shelter. With the help of Francisco's fiancée, Bina, Memphetti meets Don. Father Pietro, and asked the priest to hand over a huge sum of money to the guerrillas. Francisco is arrested for covering Memphetti, and Bina is shot and killed. However, the desperate Manfetti was informed by his girlfriend, and Manfetti and the priest were arrested and imprisoned. The Nazis deliberately tortured Manfetti in front of the priest, and the two eventually died heroically under the torture and bullets of the enemy
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Rome, Open City movie plot
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Extended Reading
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Major Bergman: Then I'll tell you who he is. He's subversive, he's fought with the Reds in Spain. His life is dedicated to fighting society, religion. He is an atheist... your enemy...
Don Pietro: I am a Catholic priest. I believe that those who fight for justice and truth walk in the path of God and the paths of God are infinite
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Major Bergman: I've a man who must talk before dawn and a priest who is praying for him. He'll talk
Hartman: And if not?
Major Bergman: Ridiculous.
Hartman: And if not?
Major Bergman: Then it would mean an Italian is worth as much as a German. It would mean there is no difference in the blood of a slave race and a master race. And no reason for this war.