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Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German force…

In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.

To skopudsdrenge i efterkrigstidens Rom, Italien, sparer op for at købe en hest, men deres involvering som narre i et indbrud fører til, at de havner i ungdomsfængsel; Oplevelsen tager en ødelæggende pris på deres venskab.

A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.

The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than she can accept.

I midten af Manhatten bor Chris Parker. Han søger efter livets mening, og på vejen møder han nogle spøjse typer.

Vagabonden Gino forelsker sig i den underskønne Giovanna, der hader sin mand, den gamle kroejer Bragana, som hun har giftet sig med for pengenes skyld. De flygter sammen og myrder Bragana, men dermed er lykken ikke gjort.

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

A boy and a girl fall in love but their fathers take a strong dislike to each other, clashing repeatedly during the preparations for the upcoming marriage.

Celal, lives an unhappy family life with his wife Sevilay and his child in a small town. Celal and his brother Cemal, running an electrician shop which doesn't go well. They are in debt. The only fun they have is going to the night clubs in…

Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at …

Den 17-årige Víctor forsøger at få hverdagen til at hænge sammen ved at være budbringer for de lokale handlende i Mercado 4 - en markedsplads midt i Paraguays hovedstad. Der er hård konkurrence fra andre budbringere, men en dag får han muli…

De unge elskende, forener 5 forskellige instruktører rundt om i verden og præsenterer hver især hvad kærlighed er, når man er 20 år.

Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband ret…

Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an …

A disgraced soccer star seeks redemption but is exploited by a variety of causes hoping to capitalize on his celebrity.

A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.

The story of 5 girls among 200 who answer a wanted ad for a modest secretarial position, which leads to overcrowding in the building and a tragic accident.

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds hersel…