Escape by Night
7.1
In Nazi-occupied Rome, a beautiful bootlegger, to the chagrin of her lover, gives sanctuary to three escaped POWs: an American pilot, a Russian sergeant and a British major.
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Cast
21 people
Leo Genn
British Major Michael Pemberton
Known for
Moby Dick
Quo Vadis
Giovanna Ralli
Esperia Belli
Known for
We All Loved Each Other So Much
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
Sergei Bondarchuk
Soviet Sergeant Fyodor Aleksandrovic Nazukov
Known for
Fate of a Man
War and Peace
Hannes Messemer
Baron Von Kliest
Known for
The Great Escape
General Della Rovere
Peter Baldwin
American Lieutenant Peter Bradley
Known for
The Possessed
The Mattei Affair
Laura Betti
Teresa
Known for
The Canterbury Tales
Theorem
Rosalba Neri
Erika Almagià
Known for
Lady Frankenstein
Slaughter Hotel
Giulio Calì
Driver
Known for
An American in Rome
Variety Lights
George Petrarca
Tarcisio
Also in
Two-Stroke City
Carlo Reali
Augusto Antoniani
Known for
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
Odds and Evens
Leopoldo Valentini
Mr. Alfredo, the Doorman
Known for
The Fascist
Roberto Palombi
Mr. Giacinto
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Roberto Rossellini Director · Sergio Amidei Screenplay Brunello Rondi Screenplay
United States release April 9, 1982 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages English, German, Italian, Latin, Russian
Production
International Golden Star
Production
Dismage
Production
Cineriz
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Era notte a Roma
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian · Latin · Russian
Release dates
France · May 11, 1960
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · October 7, 1960
Theatrical · Milan
United States · April 9, 1982
Theatrical · Re-release
United States
October 1, 1960 · Premiere · San Francisco Film Festival
France
July 5, 1961 · Theatrical
Germany
March 14, 1974 · TV · East Germany (DFF1 - DDR-Fernsehen)
May 13, 1975 · TV · West Germany
Italy
July 31, 1960 · Premiere · Porretta Terme Film Festival
October 14, 1960 · Theatrical · Rome
November 25, 1960 · Theatrical · Turin
Mexico
December 4, 1960 · Premiere · Mexico City International Film Festival
Portugal
July 18, 1975 · Premiere · 12.º Ciclo de Cinema da Casa de Imprensa
June 28, 1979 · Theatrical
July 8, 1979 · Limited theatrical · Porto, Cineclube do Norte
April 26, 1981 · Limited theatrical · Porto, Cineclube do Porto
Romania
February 10, 1964 · Theatrical
Russia
February 1, 1963 · Theatrical
XC
July 22, 1960 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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