The Gates of Heaven (1945)

7.0/10 88 min Drama

Overview

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 Berti

The nurse

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)

Giovanni Grasso

The paralyzed salesman

Annibale Betrone

The doctor from the white train

Pina Piovani

The aunt of little Claudio

Vittorio Cottafavi

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