Principal cast
Carmela Sazio, Robert Van Loon, Benjamin Emanuel, Raymond Campbell and Harold Wagner
Film 272 of 498 on the Screen Path
Paisan
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About the film
Paisan at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1946 film at stop 272 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.
Key craft credits
Otello Martelli (director of photography), Eraldo Da Roma (editor), Renzo Rossellini (original music composer), Federico Fellini (screenplay) and Klaus Mann (screenplay)
- Director
- Roberto Rossellini
- Release
- 1946-12-10
- Runtime
- 125 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and War
- Country
- Italy
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Carmela SazioCharacter: Carmela
- Robert Van LoonCharacter: Joe
- Benjamin EmanuelCharacter: American Soldier
- Raymond CampbellCharacter: American Soldier
- Harold WagnerCharacter: Harry, a German soldier
- Albert HeinzeCharacter: German soldier
- Merlin BerthCharacter: Merlin, American Soldier
- Mats CarlsonCharacter: Swede, an American soldier
- Leonard ParrishCharacter: An American soldier
- Dots JohnsonCharacter: American MP
- Alfonsino PascaCharacter: Pasquale
- Maria MichiCharacter: Francesca
Full crew
Full crew
- Roberto RosselliniCredits: Screenplay, Director, Dialogue, Producer, Story
- Renzo RosselliniCredits: Original Music Composer
- Federico FelliniCredits: Screenplay, Story, First Assistant Director, Dialogue
- Sergio AmideiCredits: Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
- Otello MartelliCredits: Director of Photography
- Eraldo Da RomaCredits: Editor
- Alfred HayesCredits: Story
- Marcello PaglieroCredits: Story
- Annalena LimentaniCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Ovidio Del GrandeCredits: Sound
- Massimo MidaCredits: First Assistant Director
- Ugo LombardiCredits: Production Manager
- Augusto DolfiCredits: Production Supervisor
- Alberto ManniCredits: Production Supervisor
- Eugenia HandamirCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Vasco PratoliniCredits: Writer
- Klaus MannCredits: Screenplay
- Rod E. GeigerCredits: Producer, Screenplay
- Mario ContiCredits: Producer
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