Breath of Life

Oct 11, 1990

1h 36m

★ 0.0

Overview

Set in Italy in 1946 just after World War 2, the film explores the lives and emotions of a group of patients who are terminally ill and confined to an isolated sanatorium.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Surf Film

Movie Machine

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

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Cast

Angelo

Franco Nero

Marta

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Gran Magno

Fernando Rey

Sebastiano

Remo Girone

Suor Crocifissa

Vanessa Redgrave

Luigi

Egidio Termine

Adelmo

Salvatore Cascio

Teresa

Dalila Di Lazzaro

Padre Vittorio

Gianluca Favilla

Colonnello

Ferdinando Murolo

Suor Benedetta

Anna Maria Petrova

Adelina

Federica Belfiore

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