The Gate of Heaven 1945
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.
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Cast
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