Portrait of Roberto Rossellini

Directing

Roberto Rossellini

Career

Active from 1937 to 2009, with a break from 1978 to 2007, busiest in 1954 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rome, Open City
Rome, Open City
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roberto Rossellini Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Neorealism 8
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Post-War Italy 6
  • Italian Cinema 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Philosophical Exploration 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Educational Series 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles
L'ultimo Pulcinella
L'ultimo Pulcinella (2009)

Writer

City of Signs
City of Signs (2009)

In Memory Of

Anna Magnani - Recitare la verità
Anna Magnani - Recitare la verità (2008)

as (archive footage)

1970s

10 titles · average score 66
Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture
Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture (1977)

Director

Concert for Michelangelo
Concert for Michelangelo (1977)

Director

The Messiah
The Messiah (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Year One
Year One (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

Story, Director

The World Population
The World Population (1974)

Director

Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason
Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason (1973)

Director

Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Rice University
Rice University (1971)

Writer, Director

Socrates
Socrates (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

1960s

14 titles · average score 70
Idea di un'isola
Idea di un'isola (1967)

Director, Producer

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Writer

L'età del ferro
L'età del ferro (1965)

TV show · as Narrator

Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

The Carabineers
The Carabineers (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Illibatezza
Illibatezza (1963)

Director, Writer

Dark Soul
Dark Soul (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

Viva l'Italia!
Viva l'Italia! (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

Vanina Vanini
Vanina Vanini (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Torino nei cent'anni
Torino nei cent'anni (1961)

Director

Escape by Night
Escape by Night (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Screenplay

India: Matri Bhumi
India: Matri Bhumi (1960)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

1950s

21 titles · average score 68
General Della Rovere
General Della Rovere (1959)
GoodWatch score 84

as Man in Gestapo office (uncredited)

Journey to Italy
Journey to Italy (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Producer

Joan of Arc at the Stake
Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Director

Where Is Freedom?
Where Is Freedom? (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Story

Fear
Fear (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

Rivalità
Rivalità (1953)

Story

We, the Women
We, the Women (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Europa '51
Europa '51 (1952)
GoodWatch score 73

Story, Producer

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

The Machine That Kills Bad People
The Machine That Kills Bad People (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Stromboli
Stromboli (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

The Flowers of St. Francis
The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Story

1940s

11 titles · average score 69
L'invasore
L'invasore (1949)

Screenplay

Germany, Year Zero
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay, Director

L'Amore
L'Amore (1948)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

Paisan
Paisan (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

Producer, Director

Desire
Desire (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Producer

Rome, Open City
Rome, Open City (1945)
GoodWatch score 91

Producer, Screenplay

The Man with the Cross
The Man with the Cross (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Screenplay

A Pilot Returns
A Pilot Returns (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Screenplay

The White Ship
The White Ship (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Screenplay

The Brook of Ripa Sottile
The Brook of Ripa Sottile (1941)

Director

Undersea Fantasy
Undersea Fantasy (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

1930s

4 titles
La vispa Teresa
La vispa Teresa (1939)

Director

Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente (1939)

Director

Luciano Serra, Pilot
Luciano Serra, Pilot (1938)

Assistant Director, Screenplay

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (1937)

Director