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DVD ~ Richard Burton; Marcello Mastroianni; Leo McKern; John Steiner; Anthony Steel; Robert Harris; Peter Vaughan; Renzo Montagnani; Giancarlo Prete; Renzo Palmer; Duilio Del Prete; Dennis Burgess; Brook Williams; Guidarino Guidi; Douglas Hare
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Torn from the pages of history comes the true story of one of the most devistating massacres in the chronicles of modern warfare. Starring the legendary Richard Burton as the sadistic SS Lieutenant Colonel Kappler and Marcello Mastroianni under the direction of acclaimed film maker George P. Cosmatos, makes for an unmissable movie.


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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The bureaucracy of evil, 22 Feb 2006
By Trevor Willsmer (London, England) - See all my reviews
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Massacre in Rome aka Rappresaglia is a surprisingly sober look at the bureaucracy of evil. Focussing on the murder of 335 Italian civilians as reprisal for the killing of 33 SS men, it shows how the moral questions were submerged under the purely practical problems of logistics – where do you find them at such short notice? What if there aren’t enough prisoners in jail or Jews in custody to make up the numbers? Where do you carry it out? Where do you dispose of the bodies? Who pulls the trigger? How drunk do you have to get your men to finish the whole operation in 24 hours? Throughout, moral implications and guilt are sidelined by paperwork, not just by the Nazis but also the Vatican, reluctant to get involved and still clinging to the belief that the Nazis are their only defense against the atheist threat of communism. This being an Italian film, however, a fictional composite of those priests who did attempt to avert the atrocity is included to avoid offending the faithful (Marcello Mastroianni’s priest meeting his crisis of faith in a similar way to Kassovitz’s in Amen. that can be interpreted as either rejection or vindication of his faith). Ironically, the only voices raised in moderation against the reprisal are Germans, because “We don’t want our names read out on the BBC, do we?”

For someone who spent most of his career churning out hackwork, George Pan Cosmatos’ direction is more than solid enough to avoid most of the usual international co-production pitfalls, trusting the material and, for the most part, keeping the cast from grandstanding. Richard Burton isn’t at his peak as the officer in charge, but considering how bad his other work was during this particularly drunken period, Cosmatos gets a remarkably controlled performance out of him that avoids ham and bluster to good effect. Leo McKern does ham it up (although in fairness the Nazi he plays was even less restrained in real life) but Peter Vaughn and John Steiner more than compensate.

Although it does a good job of portraying the way the Germans dominated their fascist ‘allies’ in the last weeks of the invasion of Italy, the script does occasionally lack historical perspective (the Nazi measures in Rome that partially provoked the partisan attack are barely raised), although Noshame’s 2-DVD NTSC disc does fill in these gaps with substantial interviews with Italian partisans and historians (sadly there are no extras on the UK DVD).

Marcello Gatti’s cinematography is also particularly impressive, with a great use of the strong, deep blacks you never see in movies anymore. The massacre sequence itself is slightly botched: the editing is awkward and the scene too tasteful to evoke much of a response. Instead, the most lasting impression is made by the end credits – a list of those murdered that, even in two columns and rolled by very quickly, takes a full two minutes to pass.

The transfer is acceptable on the PAL DVD, but there are no extras at all while the film, unlike NoShame's US DVD, only has the English soundtrack.

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Dark historical drama., 17 Dec 2004
By Prof TBun (Birmingham UK) - See all my reviews
This is more like a dramatised documentary than a piece of entertainment. Some stories have to be told and this is one of them. Thankfully there is none of the opera of a Speilburg movie. It is a tastleful presentation throughout.

If you prefer the Discovery channel to Eastenders give it a go.

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11 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A chilling story of war time Rome, 26 Oct 2002
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Based on a true story, this film portraights the tensions between the commanding officers, the Vatican, and the people of Rome at the tale end of the 2nd world war. It's a chilling tale of how too many civilians lost their lives needlessly.
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1.0 out of 5 stars very dated and a poor source tape
The DVD is very basic and has many sound and picture glitches, clearly taken from a very dirty source tape and mastered onto DVD. There are no extras included with the DVD. Read more
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