The Gate of Heaven

Feb 16, 1945

1h 28m

★ 6.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Centro Cattolico Cinematografico (CCC)

Orbis Film

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Cast

The nurse

Marina Berti

Filomena, the housekeeper

Elettra Druscovich

The blind youth

Massimo Girotti

Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist

Roldano Lupi

The blind youth's companion

Carlo Ninchi

The provocative lady

Elli Parvo

Maria (as Maria Mercader)

María Mercader

Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child

Cristiano Cristiani

The paralyzed salesman

Giovanni Grasso

The engineer

Giuseppe Forcina

One of the salseman's grandchildren

Enrico Ribulsi

Mrs. Enrichetta

Amelia Bissi

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