Movie Drama
Rome 1943. The German Commandant of the city causes a turmoil in the Jewish community by offering them what seems to be an expensive way out of imprisonment and death.
Gérard Blain Anna Maria Ferrero Jean Sorel Andrea Checchi Filippo Scelzo Paola Borboni Umberto Raho Miranda Campa Dina De Santis Gloria Parri Ignazio Leone Diana Frank Nando Tamberlani Enzo Petito Ugo D'Alessio Luigi Scavran Tiziano Cortini Raniero De Cenzo Luigi Casellato Tino Bianchi Peppino De Martino Gualtiero Isnenghi Manrico Melchiorre
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