Massacre in Rome

Oct 4, 1973

1h 39m

★ 6.0

Overview

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

C. C. Champion

Les Films Concordia

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Cast

SS-Obersturmbannführer Herbert Kappler

Richard Burton

Father Pietro Antonelli

Marcello Mastroianni

Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Peter Vaughan

Gen. Kurt Maelzer

Leo McKern

SS-Standartenführer Eugen Dollmann

John Steiner

SS-Sturmbannführer Domizlaf

Anthony Steel

Father Pancrazio

Robert Harris

SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

Anthony Dawson

Interior Minister Guido Buffarini Guidi

Guidarino Guidi

Police Chief "Questore" Pietro Caruso

Renzo Montagnani

SS-Obersturmführer Schultz

Dennis Burgess

SS-Hauptsturmführer Erich Priebke

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