The youngest of the group. He eventually returns home to find the police waiting and is only persuaded not to jump to his death by a heartfelt plea from his mother. Cast and Creative Team

A former professor turned criminal. While attempting to flee to Corsica, he is murdered by the very traffickers he hired to help him escape.

While it faced some critical dismissal upon its initial release as a "commercialized" version of neorealism, La città si difende is now recognized for its atmospheric location photography of post-war Rome and its empathetic portrayal of the working class's struggle against urban indifference. For those looking to watch, it is available on platforms like Amazon Prime Video .