Massacre in Rome
1973
99 min
movie
6.3/ 10
Overview
Massacre in Rome by George P. Cosmatos (Rambo) depicts a real life atrocity of WW2 which sparked outrage. After Italian Partisans killed 33 German soldiers with a road-side IED explosion, Hitler ordered to execute 10 civilians for each dead soldier. Richard Burton is the German officer tasked with the reprisal who, together with a priest (Marcello Mastroianni), will try to derail the insane order.