Product Details

• Actors: Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi
• Directors: Roberto Rossellini
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Public Domain Flicks
• DVD Release Date: December 9, 2008
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001NFSP0I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,128 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Buy This Version!, May 9, 2010

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Franz Lehár (Kill Devil Hills) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Open City (Enhanced) 1945 (DVD)

I believe the ratings are and should be for the PRODUCT shown on this page, (Triad Productions) and NOT for the artistic value of the film it self which would receive 5 stars! This is a cheap DVD-R "transfer" it doesn't even fill up the screen and looks like someone held a video camera up to the TV! The old Video Yesteryear VHS from the 80's is FAR superior! The new Criterion release Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy (Rome Open City/Paisan/Germany Year Zero) (Criterion Collection) is wonderful! Worth every penny! Don't be duped by the claim "Enhanced"! Wish I had waited a few months before spending $[...] on this piece of crap.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Open City (Enhanced) 1945, August 15, 2011

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Randolph Horowitz "Rand" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Open City (Enhanced) 1945 (DVD)

I had to return this and ask for my money back, the transfer is so terrible. Don't waste your money. Perhaps someday, this masterpiece will get the kind of release on dvd it truly deserves.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Italian Neo-realism at its best, March 13, 2009

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Thomas Mcmanus - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Open City (Enhanced) 1945 (DVD)

Doing a great beginning to a movie is easy. But to make a great ending is the trick. This movie has one of the most poignant and powerful endings in cinema history. I don't want to spoil it for you. But the boys whistling that song is screenwriting at its best. And guess who helped write it? Federico Fellini.