# The best Anna Magnani movies

The run behind the truck in Rome, Open City, Mamma Roma and her Oscar for The Rose Tattoo: the Anna Magnani films to rewatch according to Il Giornale and Neon Film & Arts.

- 11 votes · 13 items
- Apr 12, 2025 · Enrico E.
- https://even.best/en/l/4416/the-best-anna-magnani-movies

## Top 13

1. **Rome, Open City (1945)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Roberto Rossellini. Pina and the run behind the truck.
2. **L'Amore (1948)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Roberto Rossellini. Two episodes, including Cocteau's The Human Voice.
3. **Mamma Roma (1962)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pier Paolo Pasolini. A prostitute dreaming of a future for her son.
4. **The Rose Tattoo (1955)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Daniel Mann. From Tennessee Williams; Best Actress Oscar.
5. **...And the Wild Wild Women (1959)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Renato Castellani. A women's prison; David di Donatello award.
6. **Volcano (1950)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — William Dieterle. A woman returning to her island.
7. **Roma (1972)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Federico Fellini. Her last appearance on screen.
8. **Bellissima (1951)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Luchino Visconti. A mother who wants her daughter in films at Cinecittà.
9. **Angelina (1947)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Luigi Zampa. A working-class woman leading her neighbourhood's protest.
10. **Wild Is the Wind (1957)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — George Cukor. An Italian wife on a Nevada ranch.
11. **Campo de' fiori (1943)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mario Bonnard. A Roman fruit seller, with Aldo Fabrizi.
12. **The Passionate Thief (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mario Monicelli. A Roman New Year's Eve with Totò.
13. **The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Stanley Kramer. A town hiding its wine from the Germans.

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