Acting
Massimo Serato's morally crumbling Nazi major.
Cinematography
Stark black-and-white capturing occupied rural Italy.
Writing
Carlo Lizzani's script, written before he became a director.
Director
Aldo Vergano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months after the war ended, it was among the first Italian films to confront fascist collaboration directly.
Carlo Lizzani, who wrote the screenplay, became a major neorealist director himself with *Banditi a Milano* (1968).
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