The Hunchback of Rome (1960)
- Original title
- Il gobbo
- Directed by
- Carlo Lizzani
- Genre
- drama film, war film, biographical film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a hunchbacked man who becomes a partisan fighter in Rome during World War Two. Based on real events, it shows his involvement in the resistance against German occupation.
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What happens
The Hunchback of Rome (Italian: Il gobbo) is a 1960 Italian crime-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It is loosely based on the real life events of Giuseppe Albano, an Italian partisan who was involved in the Roman Resistance against German occupation between 1943 and 1945. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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