War trilogy
(Blu-ray)

Originally released as motion pictures 1945-1948.

At head of title on container: Roberto Rossellini's.

Title from container.

Uncompressed mono, full screen 1.37:1, 1.33:1.

Booklet featuring essays by James Quandt, Irene Bignardi, Colin MacCabe, and Jonathan Rosenbaum in container.

Features: 1963 video introductions by Roberto Rossellini to all three films; video interviews with Adriano ApraÌ⁰, Father Virgilio Fantuzzi, and filmmakers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani; audio commentary on "Rome, open city" by Peter Bondanella; Once upon a time-- Rome, open city (2006); visual essay "Rossellini and the city" by Mark Shiel on Rossellini's use of the urban landscape; excerpts from rare 1970 videotaped discussions Rossellini had with faculty and students at Rice University; visual essay "Into the future" by Tag Gallagher; "Roberto Rossellini" (2001) documentary by Carlo Lizzani tracing Rossellini's career with tributes by filmmakers FrancÌʹois Truffaut and Martin Scorsese; Letters from the front : Carlo Lizzani on Germany year zero; Italian credits and prologue for "Germany year zero"; illustrated essay "Roberto and Roswitha" by Thomas Meder on Rossellini's relationship with his mistress Roswitha Schmidt.

Rome, open city: Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero ; Paisan: Carmela Sazio, Dots M. Johnson, Maria Michi ; Germany year zero: Edmund Meschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinz.

Resistance thrives in Nazi-occupied Rome; Italians attempt to live their everyday lives and communicate with their American liberators at the end of World War II; twelve-year-old Edmund struggles to survive with his family in an almost completely destroyed Berlin.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

These are Blu-ray discs made for Blu-ray disc players and will not play in standard DVD players.

For private home use only.

Variously in Italian, German, and English with optional English subtitles.