The Gates of Heaven (1945)
19451h 28mDrama
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.
Cast
Marina BertiThe nurse- EElettra DruscovichFilomena, the housekeeper
Massimo GirottiThe blind youth
Roldano LupiGiovanni Brandacci, the pianist
Carlo NinchiThe blind youth's companion
Elli ParvoThe provocative lady
María MercaderMaria (as Maria Mercader)- CCristiano CristianiClaudio Gorini, the paralyzed child
Giovanni GrassoThe paralyzed salesman- GGiuseppe ForcinaThe engineer
- EEnrico RibulsiOne of the salseman's grandchildren
- AAmelia BissiMrs. Enrichetta
Annibale BetroneThe doctor from the white train- TTilde TeldiThe countess nurse
Pina PiovaniThe aunt of little Claudio- GGiulio AlfieriAn elderly gentleman
- GGiulio CalìThe curious Neapolitan
- TTeresa Mariani
Crew
- Director
- Vittorio De Sica
- Music
- Enzo Masetti
- Cinematography
- Aldo Tonti
- Editing
- Mario Bonotti
Details
- Released
- February 16, 1945
- Language
- Italian
- Studio
- Centro Cattolico Cinematografico (CCC), Orbis Film
- IMDb
- tt0038852