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  • Title: Germany Year Zero (Criterion #499) [Germania Anno Zero] / Roberto Rossellini
  • Summary: A young boy who lives in the destruction of Germany after the World War II has to do all kinds of work and tricks to help his family in getting food and barely survive.
  • Director: Roberto Rossellini
  • Cast: Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz-Otto Krüger, Erich Güne
  • Year: 1948
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  • Keywords: Italian Neo-Realism | WWII
  • Format: DVD
  • Relation: My Voyage to Italy, Paisan, Rome Open City
  • Language: Italian with English subtitles
  • Country: Italy
  • Comments: The DVD includes a 1963 introduction by Roberto Rossellini, an alterate opening, the documentary "Roberto Rossellini," a discussion of the film from a 1987 conference, an interview with Rossullini scholar Adriano Apa, a tribute from directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani and an illustrated essay about Roberto Rossellini. British Film Institute Top 250 Films (2012): #202
  • Collection: Drama