Dec 10, 1946
125 min
Full-HD

Paisan (1946)

During the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II, six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. These tales follow the interactions between American soldiers and Italian civilians as they navigate their way through language barriers and cultural differences.

Category

Drama War

Country

Italy

Companies

Organizzazione Film Internazionali (OFI) Foreign Film Productions

Carmela Sazio

Carmela

Robert Van Loon

Joe

Benjamin Emanuel

American Soldier

Raymond Campbell

American Soldier

Harold Wagner

Harry, a German soldier

Albert Heinze

German soldier

Merlin Berth

Merlin, American Soldier

Mats Carlson

Swede, an American soldier

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