Characters & Themes
The Gate of Heaven (1945) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1945 · 88 mins · Italian
- Directed by
- Vittorio De Sica
- Starring
- Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti, Giulio Calì, María Mercader, Vittorio Cottafavi, Giulio Alfieri
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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