Paisan
7.6
“There are always opportunities for redemption.”
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.
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Cast
23 people
Carmela Sazio
Carmela
No other roles listed
Robert Van Loon
Joe
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Benjamin Emanuel
American Soldier
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Raymond Campbell
American Soldier
Harold Wagner
Harry, a German soldier
Albert Heinze
German soldier
No other roles listed
Merlin Berth
Merlin, American Soldier
No other roles listed
Mats Carlson
Swede, an American soldier
No other roles listed
Leonard Parrish
An American soldier
No other roles listed
Dots Johnson
American MP
Known for
No Way Out
Alfonsino Pasca
Pasquale
Maria Michi
Francesca
Known for
Last Tango in Paris
Rome, Open City
Roberto Rossellini Director · Sergio Amidei Screenplay Federico Fellini Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.4M · United States release March 29, 1948 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,400,000
Production
Organizzazione Film Internazionali (OFI)
Production
Foreign Film Productions
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Paisà
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian · Latin
Release dates
Italy · September 18, 1946
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · December 10, 1946
Theatrical
United States · March 29, 1948
Theatrical
Estonia
November 17, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
September 17, 1947 · Theatrical
June 30, 2021 · Theatrical · Reprise
Greece
August 7, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Netherlands
March 27, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 21, 1949 · Theatrical
April 6, 2015 · Theatrical · (re-release)
Russia
April 6, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Italian Film Festival "City of Rimini and Cinema" (Moscow)
Spain
March 29, 1948 · Theatrical
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