Roberto Rossellini 1906 – 1977 was an Italian film director wasof the Italian neorealist cinema. He choosed Amalfi Coast, especially Maiori to shot 3 movies: Paisà (Paisan), The miracle (with Anna Magnani in Furore) and Journey to Italy (with Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders)
This clip is about the landing of American Allies in Salerno Bay and Maiori : An orphaned street urchin named Pasquale (Alfonsino Pasca) happens upon Joe (Dots Johnson), an embittered, completely drunk African-American soldier. When Joe falls asleep, Pasquale takes his boots. The next day, Joe, a military policeman, nabs Pasquale in the act of stealing supplies from a truck. Joe demands his boots back, but when the boy takes him to where he lives, the sight of the squalor causes Joe to leave without them.

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