Paisan (1946)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

There are always opportunities for redemption.

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 forces retreat.

• Released: 1946-12-10
• Genres: Drama, War
• Runtime: 2h 5m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 365 votes

Directed by Roberto Rossellini.

Top cast

• Carmela Sazio as Carmela
• Robert Van Loon as Joe
• Benjamin Emanuel as American Soldier
• Raymond Campbell as American Soldier
• Harold Wagner as Harry, a German soldier
• Albert Heinze as German soldier
• Merlin Berth as Merlin, American Soldier
• Mats Carlson as Swede, an American soldier
• Leonard Parrish as An American soldier
• Dots Johnson as American MP

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Paisan

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel
• Australia: stream on Rialto Amazon Channel

Movies like Paisan

If you enjoyed Paisan, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
• Rome, Open City (1945)
• The Last Four Days (1974)
• Lucky Strike (2026)
• The Children's Train (2024)
• Battleground (1949)
• El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002)
• Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog (2020)
• Devotion (2022)
• The Boy in the Woods (2023)
• Two Women (1960)
• The Skin (1981)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app