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Roberto Rossellini
1906May, 8

Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such as Rome, Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), and Germany, Year Zero (1948).

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