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Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome
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Directed byGeorge P. Cosmatos
Written byRobert Katz (book)
George P. Cosmatos
Produced byCarlo Ponti
StarringRichard Burton
Marcello Mastroianni
CinematographyMarcello Gatti
Edited byFrançoise Bonnot
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release date
  • 4 October 1973 (1973-10-04)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish

Massacre in Rome (Italian: Rappresaglia) is a 1973 Italian war drama film directed by George Pan Cosmatos[1] about the Ardeatine massacre which occurred at the Ardeatine caves in Rome, 24 March 1944, committed by the Germans as a reprisal for a partisan attack against the SS Police Regiment Bozen.[2] The film was based on the 1967 book Death in Rome by Robert Katz.[3] An Italian court gave producer Carlo Ponti and director Cosmatos a six-month suspended sentence for their film which claimed Pope Pius XII knew of and did nothing about the execution of Italian hostages by the Germans. The charges eventually were dropped on appeal.[4] The names of the victims are shown in the closing credits, as opposed to the cast credits and crew members.

  1. ^ "NY Times: Massacre in Rome". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  2. ^ "RAPPRESAGLIA (1973)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Carlo Ponti, Husband of Sophia Loren, Dead at 94". www.cleveland19.com.

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