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| Massacre In Rome [1975] | ![Massacre In Rome [1975]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VMS2780DL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: George P. Cosmatos
Actor: 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
Studio: Lighthouse DVD Distribution Ltd
Category: DVD
List Price: £5.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12398
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 110 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5024571110185
ASIN: B00004TITK
Release Date: April 2, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: October 24, 1973
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 The bureaucracy of evil February 22, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
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?? pFor 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. pAlthough 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). pMarcello 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.pThe 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.
Dark historical drama. December 17, 2004
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
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.pIf you prefer the Discovery channel to Eastenders give it a go.
 very dated and a poor source tape January 22, 2004
9 out of 15 found this review helpful
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. The film itself is merely an account of the massacre of civilians after a partisan attack on the Nazis, there is very little else to the story and only Burton's character is really covered in depth. A lot of killing and little else to show for it. Avoid.
A chilling story of war time Rome October 26, 2002
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
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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