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The Gates of Heaven

6.1Feb 16, 19451h 28mDrama

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

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

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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Cast

Marina Berti

Marina Berti

The nurse

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Elettra Druscovich

Filomena, the housekeeper

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

The blind youth

Roldano Lupi

Roldano Lupi

Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist

Carlo Ninchi

Carlo Ninchi

The blind youth's companion

Elli Parvo

Elli Parvo

The provocative lady

María Mercader

María Mercader

Maria (as Maria Mercader)

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Cristiano Cristiani

Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child

Giovanni Grasso

Giovanni Grasso

The paralyzed salesman

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Giuseppe Forcina

The engineer

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Enrico Ribulsi

One of the salseman's grandchildren

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Amelia Bissi

Mrs. Enrichetta

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