KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM

Movies Set in Italy in the 1940s

Kinora's catalogue lists 9 films set in Italy in the 1940s, spanning 1945–2024. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 1948

    Bicycle Thieves

    Rome — 1940s
    Urbandir. Vittorio De Sica
  • 1988

    Cinema Paradiso

    Rome · Sicily — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1980s
    Rural · Urbandir. Giuseppe Tornatore
  • 2022

    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

    Italy — 1910s · 1930s · 1940s
    Rural · Coastal Seadir. Mark Gustafson
  • 1997

    Life Is Beautiful

    Italy — 1930s · 1940s
    Urbandir. Roberto Benigni
  • 1945

    Rome, Open City

    Rome — 1940s
    Urbandir. Roberto Rossellini
  • 2024

    The Brutalist

    Philadelphia · New York City · Venice — 1940s · 1950s · 1980s
    Urbandir. Brady Corbet
  • 1971

    The Conformist

    Paris · Rome — 1930s · 1940s
    Urbandir. Bernardo Bertolucci
  • 1972

    The Godfather

    New York City · Sicily · Las Vegas — 1940s · 1950s
    Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola
  • 1974

    The Godfather Part II

    New York City · Sicily · Las Vegas · Havana — 1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1940s · 1950s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Francis Ford Coppola

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Italy in the 1940s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 9 films set in Italy in the 1940s, spanning 1945–2024.

What are some movies set in Italy in the 1940s?

Films set in Italy in the 1940s in our catalogue include Bicycle Thieves (1948), Cinema Paradiso (1988), Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022), Life Is Beautiful (1997), and Rome, Open City (1945).

What is the oldest movie set in Italy in the 1940s?

Rome, Open City (1945) is the earliest film set in Italy in the 1940s in our catalogue; the most recent is The Brutalist (2024).

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