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Gold of Rome (1961)

Gold of Rome poster
Original title
L'oro di Roma
Directed by
Carlo Lizzani
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film depicts the true story of the mass roundup and deportation of Jews from Rome's ghetto by Nazi forces in October 1943. It follows the lives of several families as they face persecution and seek to survive the occupation.

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What happens

L'oro di Roma (internationally released as Gold of Rome) is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film is based on actual events surrounding the Nazi's raid of Rome's Jewish ghetto in October 1943. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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