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The Hunchback of Rome (1960)

The Hunchback of Rome poster
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

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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