Ten Italians for One German
Seen it?1961 | 95 min | Drama, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Operation Mincemeat or The Pursuit of Happyness, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
A cinematographic account of the reprisal ordered by the ruthless Austrian colonel Kappler in 1944 in Rome. In Via Rasella (Rasella Street) ten Italian civilians were sentenced to death for each German soldier killed in a partisan attempt.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 613 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Filippo Walter Ratti
- Gino CerviBaron Alfonso di San Severino
- Andrea ChecchiProfessor Marcello Rossi
- Carlo D'AngeloHerbert Kappler, SS-Obersturmbannführer
- Sergio FantoniGilberto di San Severino
- Cristina GaïoniMariella
- Ivo GarraniGiovanni Ferroni
- Gloria MillandAssunta Ferroni
- Oliviero PrunasHans Weiss, SS-Obersturmführer
- Nino PavesePietro Caruso, Polizeipräsident
- Loris Gizziconsole tedesco