The Gates of Heaven

6.8 1945 88 min
Drama

Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our Lady of Loreto.

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Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writers
Adolfo Franci, Diego Fabbri, Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini, Carlo Musso

Cast

The cast behind this title

Marina Berti The nurse
Elettra Druscovich Filomena, the housekeeper
Massimo Girotti The blind youth
Roldano Lupi Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist
Carlo Ninchi The blind youth's companion
Elli Parvo The provocative lady
María Mercader Maria (as Maria Mercader)
Cristiano Cristiani Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child
Giovanni Grasso The paralyzed salesman
Giuseppe Forcina The engineer
Enrico Ribulsi One of the salseman's grandchildren
Amelia Bissi Mrs. Enrichetta
Annibale Betrone The doctor from the white train
Tilde Teldi The countess nurse
Pina Piovani The aunt of little Claudio
Giulio Alfieri An elderly gentleman
Giulio Calì The curious Neapolitan
Teresa Mariani

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