The Gates of Heaven
1945•1h 28m•6.8•Released
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.
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writer
Cesare Zavattini, Diego Fabbri, Vittorio De Sica, Adolfo Franci, Carlo Musso
Languages
Italian
Studio
Centro Cattolico Cinematografico (CCC)
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
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
Production
Company
Centro Cattolico Cinematografico (CCC)
Company
Orbis Film
Producer
Salvo D'Angelo
Producer
Corrado Conti di Senigallia
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