The Gates of Heaven (1945)

Name: The Gates of Heaven
Genre: Drama
Released: 1945-02-16
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Marina Berti, Elettra Druscovich, Massimo Girotti, Roldano Lupi, Carlo Ninchi

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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Released 1945-02-16 · 88 min · Drama

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Cast

Marina Berti as The nurse
Elettra Druscovich as Filomena, the housekeeper
Massimo Girotti as The blind youth
Roldano Lupi as Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist
Carlo Ninchi as The blind youth's companion
Elli Parvo as The provocative lady
María Mercader as Maria (as Maria Mercader)
Cristiano Cristiani as Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child
Giovanni Grasso as The paralyzed salesman
Giuseppe Forcina as The engineer
Enrico Ribulsi as One of the salseman's grandchildren
Amelia Bissi as Mrs. Enrichetta
Annibale Betrone as The doctor from the white train
Tilde Teldi as The countess nurse
Pina Piovani as The aunt of little Claudio