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The Gates of Heaven

6.8/ 1019451h 28m

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.

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Marina Berti

Marina Berti

The nurse

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)

Cristiano Cristiani

Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child