Massacre in Rome (Rappresaglia)

Scope and Content

Screenplay by Robert Katz, adapted from his novel "Death in Rome". Based on the Nazi massacre of 335 civilians in the Via Ardeatine caves near Rome in March 1944, a revenge killing for the ambush of a Wehrmacht police column in a narrow street by a group of Italian partisans. (BFI website)

Alternative Form Available

Videorecording 1973

Conditions Governing Use

1973 Compania Cinematografica Champion. Production company - Thorn EMI/HBO video