The Gate of Heaven

The Gate of Heaven
1945Drama88 mins

Plot

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.

  • Vittorio De Sica

    Director

  • Vittorio De Sica

    Screenplay

  • Cesare Zavattini

    Screenplay

  • Diego Fabbri

    Screenplay

  • Adolfo Franci

    Screenplay

  • Carlo Musso

    Screenplay

  • Aldo Tonti

    Director of Photography

  • Mario Bonotti

    Editor

  • Marina Berti

    The nurse

  • Elettra Druscovich

    Filomena, the housekeeper

  • Massimo Girotti

    The blind youth

  • Roldano Lupi

    Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist

  • Carlo Ninchi

    The blind youth's companion

  • Elli Parvo

    The provocative lady

  • María Mercader

    Maria (as Maria Mercader)

  • Cristiano Cristiani

    Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child

  • Giovanni Grasso

    The paralyzed salesman

  • Giuseppe Forcina

    The engineer

  • Enrico Ribulsi

    One of the salseman's grandchildren

  • Amelia Bissi

    Mrs. Enrichetta

  • Annibale Betrone

    The doctor from the white train

  • Tilde Teldi

    The countess nurse

  • Pina Piovani

    The aunt of little Claudio

  • Giulio Alfieri

    An elderly gentleman

  • Giulio Calì

    The curious Neapolitan

  • Teresa Mariani

  • Vittorio Cottafavi

  • Runtime

    88 minutes

    Released

    1945-02-16

    Languages

    Italiano

    Countries

    Italy

    Studios

    Centro Cattolico Cinematografico (CCC)

    Orbis Film

    Sound

  • Enzo Masetti

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    975 days ago

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