Although released anonymously, as was the custom with all films produced by the Italian Navy, La Nave Bianca is the first feature-length effort directed by Roberto Rossellini; it is also very much the work of its co-writer and supervisor Francesco De Robertis. The film combines a documentary look at the Italian Navy during World War II with newsreel combat footage and a scripted love story performed by non-professional actors.

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7.2/10

Mister Roberts
1955
7.1/10

The Cruel Sea
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6.9/10

Their Finest
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6.6/10

Greyhound
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7.4/10

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6.9/10

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6.2/10

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6.4/10

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5.9/10

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6.8/10

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6.3/10

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6.7/10

The Skin
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6.3/10

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6.7/10

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6.9/10

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6.6/10

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7.2/10

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7.0/10

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6.6/10

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7.0/10
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6.6/10