The Gate of Heaven (1945)
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.
Top billed cast
Marina BertiThe nurse
Elettra DruscovichFilomena, the housekeeper
Massimo GirottiThe blind youth
Roldano LupiGiovanni Brandacci, the pianist
Carlo NinchiThe blind youth's companion
Elli ParvoThe provocative lady
María MercaderMaria (as Maria Mercader)- Cristiano CristianiClaudio Gorini, the paralyzed child
Giovanni GrassoThe paralyzed salesman- Giuseppe ForcinaThe engineer
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