The Gate of Heaven (1945)

★ 6.7/10 88 min Drama Italy Italian

Director: Vittorio De Sica

Screenplay by: Adolfo Franci, Diego Fabbri, Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini, Carlo Musso

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Description

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.

Top Cast

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