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Roberto Rossellini in the propaganda business. Or just the war business, as there's very little fascism. A somewhat bland melodramatic movie, but it was Rossellini's first attempt at a feature length film. The acting on the other hand feels more naturalistic than the ordinary Italian film from this period, which often would go goofy on you. Here there is a inner voice speaking the seamen's pain, which is the main quality I take away from the legendary director's first effort.

"Didn't they immediately get that kind of masterpiece stature?" http://illusionpodcast.blogspot.com/2014/07/episode-23-roberto-rossellinis-other.html